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|image= [[File:ALttP The Triforce in the Golden Land Artwork.png|300px]]

|game= {{ALttP}}<br>{{OoT}}<br>{{TP}}<br>{{ALBW}}

|related= [[Temple of Light]]<br>[[Temple of Time]]

The {{Term/Store|Sacred Realm||Series, OoT, OoT3D}},<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 10 {{Exp Game|OoT|ALBW}}}}</ref>{{Name Ref|ALttP|TP}} also known as the '''Golden Land''',<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= Nintendo|page= 6}}</ref> is a holy world connected to the land of [[Hyrule]], said to be the resting place of the [[Triforce]].<ref>{{Cite|This evil man ceaselessly uses his vile, sorcerous powers in his search for the Sacred Realm that is connected to Hyrule...|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</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. Many people aggressively sought to enter the hidden Golden Land...|Introduction|ALttP}}</ref> The three [[Golden Goddesses]], once they finished the creation of the land of Hyrule and its inhabitants, left behind a symbol of their strength, the [[Triforce]], before departing for the heavens. The land where they left behind the golden power was said to be the Sacred Realm.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=After the gods had finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a golden triangle known as the Triforce.|game=ALttP|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{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> The realm is said to be of twilight golden skies rather than the blue of Hyrule.<ref name=Quote8>{{Cite|In a realm beyond sight,<br>The sky shines gold, not blue.<br>There, the Triforce's might<br>Makes mortal dreams come true.|A verse from the [[Book of Mudora]] (in the English release)|ALttP}}</ref>

The Sacred Realm is first mentioned in the opening story of {{ALttP|-}}, where it is depicted as the mythical "Golden Land" where the wish-granting Triforce is said to reside.<ref name=Quote6/> It is said to have been a beautiful realm where the sky shined gold rather than blue.<ref name="Quote8"/> This magical realm was said to be home to the Temple of Light, where the Triforce would shine down upon the Golden Land from above, beckoning to the outside world for one to come in search of it.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=From its hiding place in the so-called Golden Land where the gods placed it, the Triforce beckoned people from the outside world to seek it in the hope that someone worthy of these titles would find it.|game=A Link to the Past|pages=3–4}}</ref>

During the [[Downfall Timeline]], Link, the Hero of Time, despite his best efforts, is defeated by Ganondorf in the final battle. Ganondorf obtained the remaining Triforce pieces from Link and Zelda, and was subsequently sealed within the [[Dark World|corrupted Sacred Realm]] by the seven Sages. Obtaining the true power of the complete Triforce, he is transformed into the Demon King Ganon. In a desperate last resort, the Seven Sages seal Ganon along with the complete Triforce away in the Sacred Realm, which was already transformed into the Dark World, as a reflection of Ganondorf's evil heart.<ref name="Dark Horse Books"/><ref>{{Cite|The resting place of the sacred triangle, the Sacred Realm, is a mirror that reflects what is in the heart... the heart of one who enters it... If an evil heart, the Realm will become full of evil; if pure, the Realm will become a paradise.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> Hyrule enjoys a brief period of peace, but as rumors spread of the Golden Power lying in the Sacred Realm, many greedy people traveled to the Sacred Realm seeking it, but never to return. Within the Dark World, they were transformed into monsters by the power of the Triforce and became a part of Ganon's army. From here, he launched an invasion of Hyrule that was repelled by the Knights of Hyrule and the Seven Wise Men.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=[...]Ganon's evil army swarmed from the tainted Golden Land into Hyrule and attacked the castle. The wise men and the Knights Of Hyrule combined forces to wage war on this evil horde.|game= A Link to the Past|pages=5–6}}</ref> The wise men then sealed the gateway to the Golden Land that Ganondorf had discovered, locking him away within the now-tainted Sacred Realm in a conflict that came to be known as the [[Imprisoning War]].<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=However, their lives were not lost in vain, for they bought precious time for the Seven Wise Men to magically seal Ganon in the Golden Land.|game=A Link to the Past|page=6}}</ref>

The Golden Land remained corrupted under Ganon's rule for many generations as he built up his army in what was now known as the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite|I'm sure he's intending to conquer even our Light World after building his power here.|One of the Seven Maidens|ALttP}}</ref> Eventually he enacts a scheme to break the seal between the worlds and free himself from the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite|He is trying to open a larger gate between worlds near the castle using our powers.|One of the Seven Maidens|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Ganon was building up his power here so he could conquer the Light World and make his wish come completely true.|Essence of the Triforce|ALttP}}</ref> A new Hero rises to stop this plot, and the Hero, [[Link]], is drawn into the Dark World (formerly the Golden Land) by the Dark Wizard [[Agahnim]], who was serving as a vessel for Ganon's soul in the Light World. Upon his first visit to the Dark World, he discovers that Ganon has used the Triforce to place a curse over the realm that transforms any not possessing a magical gem known as the [[Moon Pearl]] into a shape reflecting what is in their heart.<ref name=Quote20>{{Cite|The Golden Power is what changed your shape to reflect what is in your heart and mind. But if you have a ball called the Moon Pearl, you can keep your original shape here.|ALttP}}</ref> Link scours this Evil Realm and frees the descendants of the Seven Wise Men, the [[Sage|Seven Maidens]], from Ganon's monsters all across the realm.<ref>{{Cite|You must also rescue the seven maidens who Agahnim sent to the Dark World. As members of the blood-line of the Seven Wise Men, they have power that will surely help you. The maidens are locked in hidden dungeons full of evil creatures and dangerous traps.|Saharsahla|ALttP}}</ref> Finally, he faces Ganon at the heart of the Dark World, the [[Pyramid of Power]], and utterly defeats him with the power of the [[Master Sword]]. Link is then introduced to the Essence of the Triforce, the magical entity that animates the ancient relic. The Essence of the Triforce explains that the Dark World was formerly the Golden Land where the Triforce had resided since ancient times, before Ganon found his way into the realm by accident and laid claim to the Triforce, causing the realm's transformation into the Dark World.<ref name=Quote19>{{Cite|Ganon's wish was to conquer the world. That wish changed the Golden Land to the Dark World.|Essence of the Triforce|ALttP}}</ref> It goes on to explain that the Triforce will now await a new master, and that the Dark World will vanish entirely upon the new master's wish before going on to instruct Link to touch the Triforce with a wish in his heart. Link touches the Triforce and wishes all of Ganon's evil to be undone, which returns peace and prosperity to the land of Hyrule and restores the Golden Land to its former self.<ref name=Quote10/><ref>{{Cite|The Triforce is waiting for a new owner. Its Golden Power is in your hands... Now, touch it with a wish in your heart.|Essence of the Triforce|ALttP}}</ref>

In this story, Lanayru shows Link images of the creation of Hyrule by the Golden Goddesses as well as the Sacred Realm itself, speaking of its beauty and how the Triforce came into being. The goddesses descended upon the then chaotic world and granted peace and life to the world, and once they granted equal power to all the living beings, they returned to a land in the heavens that came to be known as the Sacred Realm.<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. The lands where the goddesses descended came to be known as the Sacred Realm.|Lanayru|TP}}</ref> For ages, the people lived content in mind and body, but soon word of the Sacred Realm spread across the world, along with that of the wish-granting Triforce it contained.<ref>{{Cite|For ages, the people lived at ease, content in mind and body... But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued...|Lanayru|TP}}</ref> Tales spoke of how the Triforce could make mortal dreams come true and would grant the wishes of whoever held it as long as they lived. Lust for the Triforce's power caused much bloodshed amongst Hyrule's people until finally a group of powerful sorcerers, the Dark Interlopers, attempted to seize control of the Sacred Realm and take the Triforce for their own (by means of a mighty weapon that was of their own design, the [[Fused Shadow]]), sparking a [[Interloper War|civil war]] that raged across Hyrule.<ref>{{Cite|Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm.|Lanayru|TP}}</ref> As this war dragged on, the four [[Light Spirits]] intervened at the behest of the Golden Goddesses, chasing the Dark Interlopers across Hyrule and into the twilight, locking them away in the [[Twilight Realm]] and shattering the Fused Shadow into four fragments that were separated henceforth to prevent the weapon's misuse.<ref>{{Cite|It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene. We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered.|Lanayru|TP}}</ref> As time would go on, the Interlopers would grow into a gentler race in the form of the [[Twili]]. Lanayru finished his tale by warning Link that those who do not know the dangers of wielding power will soon be ruled by it instead.<ref>{{Cite|Those who do not know the danger of wielding power will, before long, be ruled by it.|Lanayru|TP}}</ref>

The [[Temple of Time]] is an ancient structure located in the Kingdom of Hyrule, and is best known for being the sanctified gateway between Hyrule and the Sacred Realm.<ref name=Quote11/> Constructed by the ancient Sage [[Rauru]] during the [[Era of Chaos]], the temple contains the only, sealed entrance to the Sacred Realm, where the Triforce is located.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{Cite|So, the ancient Sages built the Temple of Time to protect the Triforce from evil ones.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> The Master Sword, embedded in the Pedestal of Time, serves as the key and lock respectively that can open the portal between the worlds.<ref name=Quote16/> The sword can only be drawn by one pure of heart that can claim the mantle of "Hero of Time".<ref>{{Cite|Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time...|Rauru|OoT}}</ref> The Chamber of the Master Sword is in turn protected by a mighty magical barrier known as the [[Door of Time]], which can only be opened by one possessing the three [[Spiritual Stones]] (the [[Kokiri's Emerald]], the [[Goron's Ruby]], and the [[Zora's Sapphire]]) and the magical instrument known as the [[Ocarina of Time (Item)|Ocarina of Time]] (as well as knowledge of a mysterious song known only as the "[[Song of Time]]").<ref name=Quote17/><ref>{{Cite|Ye who owns 3 Spiritual Stones / Stand with the Ocarina of Time / And play the Song of Time|Inscription in the Temple of Time|OoT}}</ref> Taken together, this set of items would open the Door of Time and yield access to the Chamber of the Master Sword, and by extension the Sacred Realm itself.

[[File:Darkworldalttp.png|thumb|right|200px|The Dark World, formerly the Golden Land, as seen in {{ALttP|-}}.]]

The Sacred Realm has only ever been toured in gameplay in {{ALttP|-}}, but in this form it appears as the corrupt [[Dark World]] ruled by the demonic [[Ganon]]. The Dark World was previously the Sacred Realm that was home to the Triforce before Ganon's incursion into the realm and the subsequent theft of the Triforce, resulting in the transformation of the realm and the creation of the Dark World.<ref name=Quote18/> In this form, the Sacred Realm appeared as a twisted, distorted copy of Hyrule that was meant to serve Ganon's wish to be the ruler of the world.<ref name=Quote19/> It was filled with evil creatures, and the spirits of the realm and any who ventured into the realm henceforth suffered as they were transformed by the Triforce's magic into a shape reflecting what was in their heart, leaving them to pray for the day when a Hero would come to challenge Ganon and take back the Golden Power, the Triforce.<ref name=Quote20/> The Dark World was plagued by dark skies and the very air was as poisonous fumes. As a mirror to Hyrule, the Dark World featured several similar locales to its Light World counterparts, though they were typically inverted to reflect the darkness of the world in which they were found. For example, [[Kakariko Village]] of the Light World (Hyrule) was replaced in the Dark World (the Sacred Realm) by the [[Village of Outcasts]]. And replacing the [[Tower of Hera (A Link to the Past)|Tower of Hera]] of the Light World high atop the Dark World's version of [[Death Mountain]] sat Ganon's stronghold, [[Ganon's Tower (A Link to the Past)|Ganon's Tower]]. The Dark World eventually vanished after Link utterly defeated Ganon and took back the Triforce at the conclusion of {{ALttP|-}}, restoring the Sacred Realm to its former beauty, as it was before Ganon ever entered it.<ref name=Quote10/>

*In the Japanese text of {{TP|-}}, the land of Hyrule is referred to by [[Lanayru (Spirit)|Lanayru]] as the Sacred Realm.<ref>{{Cite|But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued...|Lanayru|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|But at length, a rivalry ensued over Hyrule, the holy land.|Lanayru|TP|[http://forums.legendsalliance.com/topic/14202-translation-of-japanese-game-texts/#entry369806 Japanese version]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Long, long ago, the people of the world were filled with piety, and the land knew many years of peace. Before long, however, conflict began to arise in the sacred realm called Hyrule.|book=HH|page=113}}</ref>

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File:ALBW Lorule Sacred Realm.png|A top view of Lorule's crumbling Sacred Realm

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