Hyrilian Grammar: Difference between revisions

[[File:Letter Code.png|frame|right|A book explaining how the Number-Letter Code works]]The '''Ancient Hyrulian Number-Letter Code''' is a code mentioned in ''[[The Shadow Prince]]''. It is first introduced after the [[King of Hyrule]] says he wishes to show the [[Triforce#Triforce of Wisdom|Triforce of Wisdom]] to [[Charles of Moria|Charles]].<ref>{{cite book|quote=Sir Charles looks into Zelda's eyes, then bows to the king. 'I'm honored. I'd very much like to see your Triforce.'|book= The Shadow Prince| publisher=Mammoth| page=23}}</ref> Outraged by the king's decision, [[Link]] turns to [[Impa]], who tells him to not act rashly and to think this through.<ref>{{cite book|quote=Impa grabs his arm. 'If you act rashly, you might ruin your own case.'|book= The Shadow Prince| publisher=Mammoth| page=23}}</ref> To help him make the decision on what he should, Impa hands the young hero a piece of paper that contains a one-word message written in the ancient number-letter code.<ref>{{cite book|quote=She presses a crumpled piece of paper into his hand. 'Let this guide your actions.' Link stares at the one-word message on the paper. It's written in an ancient Hyrulian number-letter code.|book= The Shadow Prince| publisher=Mammoth| page=23}}</ref>

According to the book, the Ancient Hyrulian Number-Letter Code works as follows: each letter of the alphabet has a number that matches it. A=0, B=1, and so forth; however, in old Hyrule, the number system was in base 2, or binary. Thus, each of the numbers in the message are the base 2 numbers that match the Hyrulian alphabet:

[[Sign Language of the Hyrulian Royal Guard]]