An Ancient Ghost Story
An Ancient Ghost Story is an Object in Tears of the Kingdom.[1]
Location and Uses
An Ancient Ghost Story is the 10th of 13 Ancient Tablets. It can be found on the Small Island within the North Gerudo Sky Archipelago. However, when Link steps into the center of the Island, the Tablet will fall down to the Vatorsa Snowfield. Link is unable to read the text on his own,[2] but during the "Messages from an Ancient Era" Side Adventure, he can show Wortsworth a Picture of the Tablet and hear a translation of its contents.[3]
Wortsworth believes that the chamberlain's account is simply a ghost story, in which a ghost resembling Zelda would appear in Hyrule Castle at night.[4] He also notes the story's similarity to sightings of Zelda since the Upheaval, and he speculates whether this could be the work of a ghost as well.[5] He gives Link a Silver Rupee as a reward for bringing him the Picture.[6] Once Wortsworth has translated all Ancient Tablets, he will post a copy of his translation of An Ancient Ghost Story to the Zonai Survey Team Base's wall.[7]
Transcription
Of late have y herd it told a straunge ladi walkes around the castel in derk of night.
She ond princesse Zelda semes als twinnes two, but this on nadda ne light in hir eien—mor als a ded thing than not.
Whan she is asked about thes walkes, princesse Zelda of that ben no-thing remembren.
What monstre, or spirit of derknesse, be this visioun? So afeard y am of min imagenninges that y con nat slepen.
Of late have I heard it told [that] a strange lady walks around the castle in dark of night.
She and princess Zelda seem as twins two, but this one has no light in her eyes–more a dead thing than not.
When she is asked about these walks, princess Zelda of that remembers nothing.
What monster, or spirit of darkness, is this vision? So afraid I am of my imaginings that I can not sleep.
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See Also
References
- ↑ "An Ancient Ghost Story" — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "It's etched with ancient Hyrulean text. You cannot read it." — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "It's become clear that there are 13 stone tablets documenting the age of legends. By deciphering all of them, one could learn about the lives of the royal family of that era, which was not documented in any history book. Capture the stone tablets in pictures, and show them to Wortsworth in Kakariko Village. You still need to capture 12 stone tablets." — Adventure Log (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "This one is an ancient ghost story. My understanding of ancient Hyrulean isn't perfect, but I know a ghost story when I see one. It's a firsthand account of a ghostly or maybe corpse-like woman who appeared each night looking just like their Zelda. No matter the era, it seems, people can't resist sharing a good ghost story." — Wortsworth (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "A bit like how there have been eyewitness accounts of our Princess Zelda in the newspaper, even though she's missing... Could our Zelda be a ghost too? No... of course not." — Wortsworth (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "Thank you, Link. And I haven't forgotten about your reward." — Wortsworth (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "Everything you gave me is posted to the research-lab wall. By all means, come and look at it whenever you like. I gained some precious understanding from my analysis of the text discovered this time." — Wortsworth (Tears of the Kingdom)