World of The Legend of Zelda



The  World of The Legend of Zelda is the world in which takes place. The world is split into five distinct area: The Heavens, Hyrule, Land of the Spirits of Good, Lorule, and Underworld. Its physical laws, terrain and lifeforms were created by the Golden Goddesses out of chaos, and once completed they gave the sacred artefact known as the Triforce to the newly created world, likely as a form of divine providence. Were the Triforce ever to be removed or destroyed, the world - or at least Hyrule - would gradually deteriorate and fall apart.

Magical Laws
The world has its own set of magical laws, all of which were created by Nayru.

Force
Force, alternatively known as Life Force, the Light Force and Energy is something that exists within all living beings of this world.

Technology
The technology level of Hyrule and other lands varies greatly between games. Most games feature a relatively primitive land with a few unusually advanced technologies amidst predominantly medieval-era technology, while some, most notably, feature technology exclusively from a single real-world era.

Governments
For the most part, Hyrule and the societies of other races are governed by monarchies; however, New Hyrule may be a parliamentary democracy like that of the, due to the existence of both a monarch and a Chancellor. The king or queen of Hyrule is rarely seen, but Princess Zelda is always at the forefront, suggesting that she may be the acting monarch of Hyrule.

The Five Lands
The world is made up of the following five distinct lands, that are interconnected. Within each land, exists seperate countries, realms, kingdoms, and parallels.

The Heavens
The Heavens is a otherworldy plain of existence that exists on a plane of existence above all other worlds and lands. The Heavens is where the Golden Goddesses, and existed before the establishment of the rest of existence. The heavens are connected to the dimension in which the worlds of Hyrule and the Land of the Spirits of Good lie.

Hyrule
The land that is known as "Hyrule" is the main land. Within the land of Hyrule is the "Light World" which encompassesThe Kingdom of Hyrule, it's neighbouring kingdoms and countries, as well as the associated parallel worlds (e.g. Termina). Other realms also exist within the land of Hyrule as parallels to the Light World (e.g. The Twilight Realm). The Sky exists within the clouds above the world of Hyrule in the Light World. The Neighboring Sea exist within Hyrule following the Great Flood, and within this sea lies the parallelWorld of the Ocean King.

The Sky
The Sky is a place that appears in every title but is revealed upon close exploration to have lands and colonies of its own in, and SS undefined, featuring the Wind Tribe and their respective Tower of Winds and Palace of Winds, the Oocca and the City in the Sky as well as Skyloft with the ancient ancestors of the Hylians.

Hyrule Kingdom
Hyrule is the kingdom where most of the games in take place, the sole exceptions being, , , , , and. It is characterized by being surrounded by mountains and forests, and is has appeared to be the most prominent and important known land in the world. Prior to, Hyrule was flooded and replaced by the Great Sea, upon which takes place. Ganondorf attempts to unflood Hyrule through the use of the Triforce so that he can rule it, however, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule gets to Triforce first and wishes for the destruction of Old Hyrule and hope for a better future instead. To these ends, it has been the center of many severe recurring wars and conflicts throughout its cyclical and bloody history.

Ordona
Ordona is an independent province, found immediately south of Old Hyrule. Despite its proximity, it's not considered to be a part of Old Hyrule. However, the province provides its northern neighbor with many of its agricultural products, including Pumpkins, cheese, and milk. Despite not being a part of Old Hyrule, Ordona Province is watched over by one of the four Light Spirits known as Ordona while the remaining Light Spirits, Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru, reside over the three provinces found in Old Hyrule.

Great Sea
The Great Sea is an ocean that covers Old Hyrule, and borders the southern and western edge of New Hyrule, and possibly the same sea that borders Labrynna and Holodrum. Its various islands are made up of the tops of various high points of Old Hyrule. The Great Sea enpasses the Neigboring Sea of the World of Hyrule.

Sacred Realm
The Sacred Realm is the place created by the Goddesses to stow away the Triforce, said to be located in the centre of the world, in Hyrule. Rauru sealed this place with an entrance in the Temple of Time.

Twilight Realm
The Twilight Realm, the land of permanent twilight, is the home of the Twili Tribe. This race was sealed here years before the events of.

Termina
Termina is another country that parallels the kingdom of Hyrule but to a lesser extent. It has a large field in the centre, a large ocean in the West, mountains to the North, a swamp to the South, and a desolate canyon to the East.

Labrynna
Labrynna is a nation far away from Old Hyrule. It has large oceans and a vast mountain range to its west.

Holodrum
Holodrum is another nation that is located far from Old Hyrule. It has a large amount of flat land, with a large mountain range in the north.

Subrosia
Subrosia is a land located underground directly beneath Holodrum. Most of it is molten and filled with lava.

World of the Ocean King
The World of the Ocean King is, similarly to Lorule and Termina, a parallel world but to that of the Great Sea. It is smaller than the Great Sea and is full of different islands. It is ruled over and protected by the Ocean King.

Koholint Island
Koholint Island is an island which existed only in the mind of the Wind Fish. The Wind Fish drew Link into the dream island, then later released him into an ocean located in an unspecified area of the world.

Land of the Spirits of Good
The Land of the Spirits of Good is located within The Open Sea, which is connected via the vast ocean to Hyrule's Neighboring Sea. New Hyrule is founded on the Land of the Spirits of the Good. The Land of the Spirits of Good exists in the same "plane of existance" as the world of Hyrule.

New Hyrule
New Hyrule is the successor nation founded by Tetra and the Hero of Winds 100 years prior to, and is where it takes place. It is a place untouched by the flood that destroyed Old Hyrule. Years before, during the Spirit War, the Spirits of Good imprisoned Malladus within the land, using the Tower of Spirits as a lock and what became the as chains. It is divided into five regions; the Forest Realm, the Snow Realm, the Ocean Realm, the Fire Realm, and the Sand Realm. Each of these has its own distinct geography, race, and culture.

Lorule
Lorule is an inverted version of the world of Hyrule that exists in a seperate dimension that is connected to Hyrule. Lorule is home to The Kingdom of Lorule.

Lorule Kingdom
Lorule is a kingdom directly parallel to Hyrule and the world that it exists within, sharing an almost identical geography and having its own version of the Triforce and Princess Zelda and Link. When the people of this world destroyed their Triforce it began to fall apart.

Underworld
The underworld is the primary source of evil beings. It exists on a lower plane of existence then the lands of Hyrule and the Land of the Spirits of Good. It is connected to the Land of the Spirits of Good.

Other worlds
Other words which exist outside of the five primary lands

The Minish World
The Minish World exists parallel to the Light World, but is in itself seperated from the world of Hyrule.

Koridai
Koridai is an island that is separate from Hyrule. It is mountainous and desolate.

Gamelon
Gamelon is an island that is separate from Hyrule. It is heavily forested and contains plenty of recent ruins.

Calatia
Calatia is a location featured in the Legend of Zelda comic. Located west of Hyrule, Calatia is the land from which Link is said to originate. It is also where his parents live during the events of the comic.

Trivia

 * Some games, and the material released with them such as the manuals, evasively call this world Hyrule. Usually, though, this name is reserved specifically for the kingdom of Hyrule alone.  The Encyclopedia, however, acknowledges that the world in which the Kingdom of Hyrule resides is called Hyrule.