Talk:Hyrule

This Page is a Mess
I am shocked that such an important page is so hopelessly disorganized. There needs to be clear distinction between canon and non-canon information. The Kingdom or World debate has no place in this article (especially if there really is nothing to counter the Kingdom argument). This wiki should first and foremost be a source for canon information, not a discussion panel for theories and fan fiction. Calebyte 18:17, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I know why the text in the Geography section needed changing. But why did you think the pictures had to go? They would help reader visualize the differences. I think I will add them back. But... I think it would look far better to have them back as a gallery. 18:36, July 21, 2008 (UTC)

Expanding this page
This page is also one of the more important. We need a section on Hyrulean history, a brief summary of Hyrulean races, and some mythology and lore. A better description of the geography and landmarks would also be nice. -- Lex

I added some to the article, but I don't have as much knowledge as others.--Claire 21:34, 18 January 2008 (EST)

Because The Landmark section lacked any actual landmarks, I added the most common ones as well as a brief description. Onen 23:21, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Kingdom or World
I believe it's a kingdom, and I don't see much evidence that can counter it. I'm going through Twilight Princess again, and one of the light spirits (maybe Faron) says that eventually the whole world will be enveloped in Twilight, "not just Hyrule". So... thoughts? --Ando (Talk) 18:09, 25 February 2008 (EST)


 * Yeah, I'd say the fact that it has a King kind of clinches it; ever hear of a king of the entire world? ;P In all seriousness though, I think the ambiguity really lies in the fact that the bigger picture is never discussed in-game, i.e do Hyrule, Labrynna, Holodrum etc form part of the same world, or even the same continent? And does that continent or world have a name? It's a level of detail which is never mentioned as far as I'm aware, and thereby forms part of the mystique of the games. I guess anything further that we have to say on the matter is just speculation... —Adam (talk) 02:41, 26 February 2008 (EST)

termina really complicates things.Dragonstetraforce 21:55, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I am fairly certain that it says that the Link in the Oracle series has actually heard of Holodrum and Labrynna before in the instruction manuals. I can't check though because I left those manuals at home. Yeah, we can't even be sure that Termina is another dimension or just in another part of the world. The events of The Wind Waker clearly indicate that Hyrule is but one kingdom in the world. I assume that this is a completely fictional world and is not some alternate version of Earth. It is obvious that many thousands of years go by in the series with very little technological development. Can we come up with a fan-name for the world? 22:32, September 30, 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree that it is definitely not our earth, but just because it isn't Earth doesn't mean it can't be called such. In example, the world in which The Lord of the Rings series takes place is Earth (the land being "Middle-Earth"). 22:41, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * That was the example I was thinking of too. We still can come up with a name though. The King of Hyrule didn't want Tetra and Link to call the new land that they were seeking "Hyrule". We something more unique. 23:20, September 30, 2008 (UTC)


 * "we can't even be sure that Termina is another dimension or just in another part of the world."
 * Actually, the manual states that Termina is, in fact, a parallel world. In this scan of the US manual, the first sentence is "This is a kind of parallel world that is similar to and yet different from Hyrule...". ALSO, from Ocarina of Time:
 * So they do in fact call it "earth". 19:35, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * So they do in fact call it "earth". 19:35, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

No, in that context "red earth" refers to the land itself. This is because the lowercase word "earth" literally means "dirt". So it is not the name of the planet. 20:55, October 1, 2008 (UTC)

In-game proof!!! Beyond any possibility of doubt! Here's the quote: "You have... never been to Hyrule, right? In the kingdom of Hyrule there is a great castle, and around it is Castle Town, a community far bigger than our little village. ...And far bigger than Hyrule is the rest of the world the gods created. You should look upon it all with your own eyes."

- Rusl (Twilight Princess)

As you can clearly see, there is a whole entire world beyond Hyrule. No question. 20:04, October 7, 2008 (UTC)

Landlocked?
You know, I have realized that, in most Zelda games, Hyrule is a landlocked country (this is, with no geographical contact with a sea or an ocean); obviously it isn't in the NES games because of the Wind Waker flood (remember that the NES and SNES games predate the ones of today by chronology). Is this information worthy for the article, or do you think I am wasting your patience? --K2L 04:11, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * That's more of a matter of personal theory than actual, solid, verifiable fact. It can't be proven, therefore really shouldn't be put anywhere in the article other than a theory section. 05:53, June 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * Matt's right. For the time being, all timeline information should be left out of all page, other than timeline theory pages. The only ones that are confirmed are TMC-FS-FSA, OoT-MM, and WW-PH-ST. There are a few other more-than likely connections, but we really try not to theorize about such things here at ZW. 16:49, 9 June 2009 (UTC)