Community:Zelda Fansite Directory

Listed below is a rough listing of notable Legend of Zelda fansites that have been created since the advent of the internet.

1997

 * North Castle - Initially launched in the summer of 1997, North Castle is the longest actively running Zelda website on the internet. One of the primary features at the website, is a full library of fan fictions and fan artwork.

1998

 * Hyrule.net - One of the largest running websites on the net, Hyrule.net initially launched in December of 2008. Celebrating over 10 years online, Hyrule.net has a community forum of over 5000 registered years. The site recently launched Hyrule.net 3.0.

1999

 * Zelda Legends - Released in 1999, Zelda Legends became a hit website when it merged with its hostee, Legends of Zelda. Zelda Legends is one of the largest media based Zelda sites, with a massive gallery, manga, comics, Zelda books, and more.

2001

 * Zelda Dungeon - Launched on August 19th, 2001 by Mases Hagopian, Zelda Dungeon is a well known for providing in-depth game walkthroughs and strategy guides. The site is currently one of the largest Zelda websites on the net.


 * Zelda Universe - Launched in February of 2001 by Lars-Christian Simonsen, Zelda Universe has the largest Zelda community on the net, with a community message board of over 50,000 registered members and over 2.5 million posts.

2006

 * Forsaken Legend - Started by Sam Brereton in 2006, Forsaken Legend went on to merge other Zelda websites, Zelda Temple and Zelda Cavern. After administrative issues, the website was taken offline. A relaunch was planned, but in 2008, the site was closed for good.

2007

 * ZeldaInformer - Originally created as an offspring of Zelda Universe in July of 2007, ZeldaInformer is the current home of the well known group of writers, The Bombers. In the summer of 2007, the website merged with Absolute Zelda.