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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia [a] is a collector's book about Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series, published in English by Dark Horse Comics. The 276-page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a ...
The encyclopedia was intended to be content dense and also complement its predecessors. Whereas Hyrule Historia provides information about producing the games and Art & Artifacts focuses on the artwork, The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia was designed to cover in-game information for the first 30 years of the Zelda series.
The game is set in Hyrule, also known as the Light World, which parallels the Dark World. [5] Before the events of the game, the descendants of the Seven Sages who imprisoned Ganon are captured, Princess Zelda included, and, one by one, sent to the Dark World. The King of Hyrule is also murdered, and the wizard, Agahnim, takes over. [5]
In Hyrule Castle, a bored Link discusses his hopes, desiring for a new adventure with King Harkinian. His hopes are immediately fulfilled when a wizard named Gwonam arrives on a magic carpet to announce that Ganon (the series' antagonist) and his minions have invaded and conquered Koridai Island.
The Kingdom of Hyrule, [b] a medieval-based fantasy land, [40] [41] is the main setting of the series, which first appeared in The Legend of Zelda. Many of its areas have appeared throughout the series, such as Hyrule Castle, the Lost Woods, Kakariko Village, Death Mountain and Lake Hylia. Hyrule was formed by three goddesses: Din, [c] Farore ...
Much of the backstory of the creation of Hyrule was revealed in the games A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and A Link Between Worlds. Hyrule's principal inhabitants are pointy-eared, elf-like humanoids called Hylians, which include the player character, Link, and the eponymous princess, Zelda.
Link is the "Hero of Hyrule", the archetypal hero and protagonist of The Legend of Zelda series. Whenever a great malevolence threatens the Kingdom of Hyrule, typically in the form of Ganon, Link is the counterpart who is destined to fight that evil and restore peace to the people of Hyrule.
So it's not terribly important, but for what it's worth I'd support GlitterBerri as a reliable translator if you are looking to quote her work. She's been cited extensively by numerous RSes in connection to her English translation of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia. -Thibbs 03:35, 6 July 2014 (UTC)