Expert: Irulan Serena - 9/6/2006

Question
what is the origin of the name irulan?  i've only heard it used in an mtv show.  i once saw a reference to something relating 'dark skinned' or something to that extent but i'm looking for more clarity and i'm unable to find that reference again.

thanks!

Answer
Irulan Corrino


Princess Irulan Corrino is a character in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe.

She is the eldest daughter of the Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and the Padishah Empress Lady Anirul Sadow-Tonkin Corrino.

Later, she became the consort-in-name-only of Emperor Paul Atreides and foster stepmother to his children Leto II and Ghanima by his beloved concubine, Chani.

Irulan was played by Virginia Madsen in the 1984 film Dune, and by Julie Cox in the 2000 TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune (and its 2003 sequel, Children of Dune).