Games - Hyrule

	Games - Hyrule

The Kingdom of Hyrule is a fictional land portrayed in The Legend of Zelda
video game series created by Nintendo and industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto.

Hyrule in the series

The land of Hyrule, first depicted in The Legend of Zelda, released in February of 1986 for the Famicom Disk System, was the mythical backdrop for the adventures of a boy-to-hero character, Link. Link battles his way through different areas and terrains of Hyrule and through nine dungeons. Your quest in Hyrule was to reassemble the Triforce of Wisdom and rescue Princess Zelda who was being held captive by the evil Ganon.

In later editions of the Zelda series of games (for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance) more characters and mysteries of the land of Hyrule were unveiled and explained.

It is important to note that as described in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the land of Hyrule was flooded by "the gods" after the happenings of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This is the only cross-platform reference to the same Hyrule in the series' canon. The few survivors that remained after the flood sought refuge on the mountaintops of the Hyrule, which appear to be islands in The Wind Waker. At the end of the game, Link sails off to find another Golden Land—another Hyrule. Therefore, there may in fact be more than one Hyrule, just as there are more than one Zelda and Link throughout the series. On the other hand, the king in The Wind Waker states, "But that land will not be Hyrule; it will be your land." On the other other hand, the Deku Tree in the same game states, "Forests have great power; they can change one tiny island into a larger island. Soon, a day will come when all the islands are one, connected by earth and grove."

Many of the designated areas of Hyrule have appeared through the series, notably The Lost Woods, Death Mountain, and Lake Hylia. Several games in the series take place away from Hyrule: Link's Awakening (Koholint Island), Majora's Mask (Termina), and Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons (Labrynna and Holodrum respectively).

Formation of Hyrule

Hyrule was formed by the goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore (see The Three Goddesses). According to Hyrulean legend, Din created the physical geography of the realm, Farore was believed to have created the flora and fauna, and Nayru is believed to have given the laws of physics. Once the goddesses had completed their tasks, they departed for the heavens, and left behind them three golden triangles. Into these, they gave their power to govern all things; this became known as the Triforce. The Triforce resided in another realm from Hyrule known as the Sacred Realm.

Hyrulean geography

In Ocarina of Time

Physical Geography

The land of Hyrule in the time of Ocarina is very varied. The landscape is dominated by a large volcanic mountain range and its principle volcano, Death Mountain, in the northeast of the country.

To the far west, is a large area of desert, known as the Haunted Wasteland, bordered by a canyon, named Gerudo Valley, that is a feeder river for a large lake, Lake Hylia in the southwest.

Immediately east of Lake Hylia is a large woodland area, known as the Lost Woods. the major water sorce in hyrule is the Zoras river which starts at the zoras fountain, goes through hyrule castle town and into Gerudo Vally which ends lake hylia .

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