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|pronunciation= {{IPA|ˈhаɪɹuːl}} {{Respell|HY|rewl}}<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= With Hyrule on the brink of destruction, it's time to fight. |retrieved= October 14, 2014 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP13yNEfDGE |title= {{HW|-}} US commercial |site= YouTube}}</ref>

|game= TLoZ, TAoL, ALttP, OoT, MM, TWW, FS, FSA, TMC, TP, ST, SS, ALBW, BotW, TotK

|other= SSB, SSBM, SSBB, SSB4, SSBU, HW, DotT, CoH, HWAoC

|related= {{List|[[Dark World]], [[Eastern Hyrule]], [[Great Sea]], [[Holodrum]], [[Labrynna]], [[Lesser Hyrule]], [[Lorule]], [[New Hyrule]], [[Sacred Realm]], [[Skyloft]], [[Termina]], [[Western Hyrule]], {{Term|Series|World of Chaos|link}}}}

{{Term/Store|Hyrule||Series, TLoZ, TAoL, ALttP, LA, LADX, LANS, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D, OoS, OoA, FS, FSAE, TWW, TWWHD, FSA, TMC, TP, TPHD, PH, ST, ALBW, TFH, TotK, DotT, HW, HWL, HWDE}},{{Exp Game|TLoZ, TAoL, ALttP, LA, OoT, MM, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, FSA, TMC, TP, PH, ST, SS, ALBW, TFH, TotK, DotT, HW, HWAoC}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 220, {{Exp Game|TLoZ}} 224, {{Exp Game|TAoL}} 231, {{Exp Game|ALttP, LA, LADX}} 240, {{Exp Game|OoT, OoT3D}} 242, {{Exp Game|MM, MM3D}} 71, {{Exp Game|OoS, OoA}} 256, {{Exp Game|TWW, TWWHD}} 263, {{Exp Game|FS}} 264, {{Exp Game|FSA}} 272, {{Exp Game|TMC}}, 274, {{Exp Game|TP, TPHD}} 280, {{Exp Game|PH}} 40, {{Exp Game|ST}} 57, {{Exp Game|SS}} & 304 {{Exp Game|ALBW, TFH}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= In addition to the endless ground of Hyrule, the adventure is set to even the sky far above |magazine= Nintendo Magazine|publisher= |volume= |issue= |date= 2021 Winter|page= 19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Let's all work together to create a Hyrule in which dark and light can coexist peacefully!|Princess Zelda|DotT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= Princess Zelda has been having ominous, recurring dreams about an evil force sweeping over Hyrule. |game= HWL |publisher= Prima |page= 82}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|An omen, perhaps, of dark times ahead for Hyrule...|Impa|HWDE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= September 8, 2020|url= https://www.zelda.com/hyrule-warriors/|title= Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity for the Nintendo Switch system™ – Official Site|site= www.zelda.com|type= }}</ref> also known as the '''Land of the Gods''',{{Exp Game|Series}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 68}}</ref> and the '''Lesser Kingdom of Hyrule''',{{Exp Game|TAoL}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 106 {{Exp Game|TAoL}}}}</ref> is the name of the land that serves as the iconic setting for a majority of the games in the Zelda series. It is usually depicted as a beautiful and prosperous land blessed with deep forests, tall mountains, vast lakes, a barren desert, great cities, villages, and many ancient temples hidden throughout.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, there existed a kingdom where a golden power lay hidden. It was a prosperous land blessed with green forests, tall mountains, and peace.|N/A|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|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.|Rusl|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It was another world entirely... The antithesis of Hyrule, where the sun shines bright.|Midna|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of Hyrule surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power that resided in a hidden land.|N/A|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= Hyrule is a land rich in beauty. |game= OoT |page= 7}}</ref>

The kingdom has its own long and unique [[Zelda Timeline#Chronology of the Legend of Zelda Series|history]] with many wars and conflicts over the [[Triforce]], deities, legendary relics, historical heroes and villains.<ref>{{Cite|When all was chaos, the goddesses descended and gave order and life to the world. They granted power equally to all who dwelt in the light, and then returned to the heavens.|Lanayru (Spirit)|TP}}</ref><ref name=gdtoot>{{Cite|Before time began, before spirits and life existed... Three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was Hyrule... Din, the goddess of power... Nayru, the goddess of wisdom... Farore, the goddess of courage... Din... With her strong flaming arms, she cultivated the land and created the red earth. Nayru... Poured her wisdom onto the earth and gave the spirit of law to the world. Farore... With her rich soul, produced all life forms who would uphold the law.|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> It is connected to a variety of different realms or universes via magical artifacts and portals, including but not limited to the [[Sacred Realm]], the [[Twilight Realm]], its own direct parallel world [[Lorule]] and, to a lesser extent, [[Termina]]. The story of the Sacred Realm and the Triforce would shape Hyrule's future in the centuries that followed its establishment, becoming the basis of its providence.<ref name=gdt>{{Cite|The three great goddesses, their labors completed, departed for the heavens. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left the world. Since then, the sacred triangles have become the basis of our world's providence. And, the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm.|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> It is also home to a multitude of different races and tribes, each inhabiting a different part of the country and sometimes protecting its legendary relics and guarding its temples.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=In addition to the Hylians, many diverse groups of people dwell in this country.|game= OoT|page=7}}</ref>

After the birth of the [[Gerudo]] thief from the western desert, [[Ganondorf]], who wishes to conquer the kingdom for himself using the Triforce's tremendous power,<ref name=zeldaoot>{{Cite|What Ganondorf is after must be  nothing less than the Triforce  of the Sacred Realm. He must have come to Hyrule to obtain it! And, he wants to conquer Hyrule... no, the entire world!|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> a [[Link|young hero]] clad in a green tunic and armed with the legendary [[Master Sword]] will often rise up to save the land from destruction and defeat him. The hero is often assisted in this effort by the kingdom's young princesses, traditionally named [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]]. This would become a repeated history that would doom Hyrule on several occasions, one account resulting in its sealing during the [[Great Flood]]. Many years after the flood, it was succeeded by a [[Hyrule/Appearances by Game#Spirit Tracks|new kingdom]] named after it.

Hyrule's history is long and storied, beginning with the [[Golden Goddesses]] transforming the {{Term|Series|World of Chaos|link}} into the [[World of The Legend of Zelda|larger world]] that {{Term|Series|Hyrule}} resides in; which begins a history spanning three separate timelines. Eternal and constant throughout the history of Hyrule is the presence of a [[Link|hero]] sometimes chosen by the Goddesses themselves to fight the various people and creatures that threaten to destroy or dominate the land.

[[File:ALttP The Imprisoning War Artwork.jpg|thumb|left|Official art of the Imprisoning War, depicting the knights fighting]]

* '''[[Calamity Ganon]]''': The events with an evil entity known as Calamity Ganon have occurred twice; the first time Calamity Ganon appeared took place 10,000 years before the events of {{BotW}}; it was pit against the princess and the hero alongside the elite warriors each piloting the Divine Beasts and is successfully defeated, allowing Hyrule to experience prolonged peace. The second time Ganon appeared takes place 100 years prior to the events of {{BotW}}, it rose up and laid waste to Hyrule. Only this time, it was unable to be defeated, but was merely sealed within Hyrule Castle. As the years passed, the ruined Kingdom of Hyrule has become ravaged by nature over time, while the Calamity Ganon has continued to grow in power.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= A mysterious female voice over beckons Link to “open his eyes.” Our hero has been asleep for 100 years, a callback to Link’s previous adventures but he wakes up to some dire circumstances: the world has been ravaged in the time Link’s been asleep by Calamity Ganon, a fog-like beast that creates a dark mist around what looks like Hyrule Castle. The voice tells Link if this calamity gains enough power, he could bring the world to an end. |url= http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/06/14/e3-2016-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-hands-on-preview?page=3 |title= E3 2016: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD MIGHT BE THE OPEN WORLD ZELDA WE ALWAYS WANTED}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The looming threat to Hyrule is equally familiar. Not long after the game starts, you learn that a being called Calamity Ganon had been trapped in Hyrule Castle for 100 years. In seeming tie to Link's own awakening, Ganon has been gathering power and is right on the cusp of breaking loose. Should that happen, Hyrule is doomed. |url= http://mashable.com/2016/06/14/legend-of-zelda-breath-wild-gameplay-preview-e3/#rSrb6Gxn4gqa |title= Freeform exploration in the new 'Zelda' game is an NES throwback}}</ref>

Hyrule is known to be a polytheistic society, and the greatest of the deities worshiped by the Hyruleans are the three [[Golden Goddesses]]: [[Din (Goddess)|Din]] the Goddess of Power, [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] the Goddess of Wisdom, and [[Farore (Goddess)|Farore]] the Goddess of Courage. These three goddesses are the most highly-revered of all deities throughout the entire realm of Hyrule, as they were responsible for the creation of Hyrule and all who live in it. The people have also been known to worship the essences of these goddesses, which live within the almighty relic the goddesses created, the mythical [[Triforce]]. The goddesses have answered the prayers of the people at dark times of Hyrule's history, such as drowning Hyrule beneath the [[Great Flood]] to save its people from destruction at Ganon's hands and sending the [[Light Spirits]] to imprison the [[Dark Interlopers]] within the confines of the [[Twilight Realm]] to save Hyrule's people from their wicked reign.{{Fact}}

Several houses of worship and temples exist in Hyrulean society. Hyrule has been known to have temples dedicated to each of several different elements, each with a caretaker [[Sage]] that is guardian of the temple.<ref>{{Cite|When evil rules all, an awakening voice from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, who dwell in the five temples.|Sheik|OoT}}</ref> The most well known of these Sages are the Seven Sages: [[Rauru]] in the [[Temple of Light]] at the heart of the [[Sacred Realm]], [[Saria]] in the {{Term|OoT3D|Forest Temple|link}} deep within the [[Lost Woods]], [[Darunia]] in the {{Term|OoT3D|Fire Temple|link}} on Death Mountain, [[Princess Ruto|Ruto]] in the {{Term|OoT3D|Water Temple|link}} deep beneath Lake Hylia, [[Impa]] in the [[Shadow Temple]] residing in the graveyard in the shadow of Death Mountain, [[Nabooru]] in the [[Spirit Temple]] far across the desert in the [[Desert Colossus]], and [[Princess Zelda]] in the [[Temple of Time]]. The Temple of Time's architecture also draws from Gothic cathedral architecture, and acts as the primary gateway to the Sacred Realm. The {{Term|TWW|Earth Temple|link}} and the [[Wind Temple]] house the Sages whose prayers power the [[Master Sword]] and grant it the [[Power to Repel Evil]].<ref>{{Cite|The fact that the Master Sword lost the power to repel evil suggests to me that something has happened to the sages who

Several towns in {{TAoL}} have churches, and a lone priest that resides at the [[Sanctuary]] in {{ALttP}} helped smuggle Zelda out of Agahnim's clutches. [[Renado]] is the village shaman of [[Kakariko Village]] in {{TP}} and the unofficial leader of the village. These figures, alongside the Sages, act as chief members of Hyrule's theological sphere.

Hyrule's form of government has remained relatively consistent throughout its history, with an ancient monarchy, the Royal Family of Hyrule, ruling over the lower-class citizens of the kingdom from Hyrule's capital city, [[Hyrule Castle Town]]. The Royal Family itself rules from the seat of government in the land of Hyrule, [[Hyrule Castle]], the namesake of the capital. The government is typically headed by the [[King of Hyrule]], and his heir in most depictions of Hyrule is his daughter or descendant, [[Princess Zelda]]. In some cases, Zelda herself has ruled over the land as matriarch of the Royal Family as well, such as during the Twili invasion of Hyrule. Hyrule is typically divided into various provinces and most of the various races pledge their allegiance to the central government headed by the Royal Family. Each race has its own local government and the individual tribal leaders, but all races pledge their overall allegiance to the Royal Family as kingdom of Hyrule citizens.{{Fact}}

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[[File:CaC Hyrule Kingdom Artwork.png|right|200px]]

The Royal Guards have valiantly defended Princess Zelda from Zant's forces even as the Throne Room of Hyrule Castle underwent the twilight invasion of {{TP|-}}; and while trying to prevent [[Vaati]] from blasting open the Bound Chest in {{TMC|-}}. According to [[Purah's Diary]], [[Link]] was the youngest person to be appointed to the Royal Guard and is the only known member still alive in {{BotW|-}}.

 

{{Main|Medieval elements in The Legend of Zelda Universe, Technology in The Legend of Zelda Universe}}

Concurrently, some major technological advancements take place in New Hyrule in {{ST}}, or are shown as ancient technology from other civilizations in {{SS}} and especially {{BotW}}.

Like many of the other lands depicted in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series such as [[Termina]], [[Holodrum]] and [[Labrynna]], Hyrule's geography varies greatly from region to region. In most depictions of Hyrule, the land is shown to be a collection of regions with varying geographies and climates usually linked by a great open expanse of land known as [[Hyrule Field]]. Hyrule Castle Town and by extension Hyrule Castle are usually located near the central part of the country and not far away from Hyrule Field. The other regions of Hyrule as stated before vary greatly in their composition and appearance. For example, the region most associated with the rock-loving [[Goron]]s is the sweltering and rocky [[Death Mountain]], which has little to no vegetation and is for all intents and purposes a large volcano. On the other hand, there are parts of the country covered by deep forests that have a more hospitable climate and atmosphere, where plant-life and vegetation are much more common and provide a means to live for such forest-dwellers as the child-like [[Kokiri]] race. Hyrule is also usually shown to be home to a vast lake usually named [[Lake Hylia]] as well as a watery grotto named [[Zora's Domain]], both being more hospitable and suitable to the aquatic [[Zora]] race. Hyrule is also known to have snowy regions as well, such as the [[Snowpeak]] Mountain Range, which is the preferred home region of the [[Yeti]] race. Finally, Hyrule is also usually shown to be home to a vast desert (usually to the west), more commonly known as the [[Gerudo Desert]] amongst other names, which is home to such desert-dwelling tribes as the [[Gerudo]] or the [[Zuna]]. Taken altogether, Hyrule is shown to be a melting pot of sorts in regards to its geography as it has been shown to possess nearly every kind of climate and terrain, and the implied ages that span between each game are more than sufficient to erode and shift the land, and for temples and cities to be moved and rebuilt.{{Fact}}

Also inhabiting the forests of the kingdom are the plant-like race known as the '''Deku'''. The Deku of Hyrule are composed of the [[Deku Scrub]]s, which spit nuts as passersby or try to sell wares to those whom they meet. Typically these Deku Scrubs will live near a [[Deku Flower]], into which they can retreat. The Deku do not appear to have any allegiance to any form of government in Hyrule.{{Fact}} The term "Deku" has referred to [[Great Deku Tree]], [[Deku Baba]], and many items related to the forest nature of the creatures.

[[File:TP Ooccoo and Ooccoo Jr. Artwork.png|thumb|right|100px|A grown and infant Oocca]]

Aside from the following races, Hyrule's inhabitants include many familiar {{Plural|Series|Animal|link}} such as horses, cows, dogs, cats, and the like. The distinction between Animals and Beasts lies in the aggressiveness of the two. Hyrulean [[Enemy|beasts]] are very varied; the primary categorization used by ''The Legend of Zelda'' series' creators is the ones found in the Overworld and those of the Underworlds of Hyrule.

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