Sacred Forest Meadow

This article is about the location in Ocarina of Time. For the recurring location in other games, see Sacred Grove.

The Sacred Forest Meadow is a location in Ocarina of Time.^[1]

Features and Overview

The most sacred area of the Lost Woods, the Sacred Forest Meadow is divided into two areas: a maze-like area in the south and the Forest Temple's entrance to the north. It may be found in the northern region of the Lost Woods; however, its entrance is blocked by a large gate that can only be opened by defeating a Wolfos which appears before it. According to Saria, anyone can speak to the spirits of the forest just by playing the Ocarina in the Meadow.^[2]

Just as the rest of the woods are shrouded in mystery, so is the Forest Meadow. Few people know the way to the Neadow by heart. Nonetheless, it is Saria's favorite haunt, and she will go to the Meadow to have some alone time.^[3] During such a time, someone familiar with the tune Saria plays may find it easier to find the Meadow and their way through by following the sound of her Ocarina.

When Link first enters the meadow as a child, it is infested with a high population of Mad Scrubs. Here, he visits Saria, who is sitting in a tree stump right below the entrance to the Forest Temple. She confesses to Link that she feels the Sacred Forest Meadow will be an important place for the two of them some time in the future, and goes on to teach Link "Saria's Song".^[4]

After becoming an adult by pulling the Master Sword from its Pedestal, Link returns to the Sacred Forest Meadow in order to enter the Forest Temple and awaken Saria as the Forest Sage.^[5] However, some time during the seven years that Link was asleep, the Mad Scrubs were flushed out, instead being replaced by Moblins, giant sentinels of Ganondorf's army. At the end of the maze is a Club Moblin blocking the narrow path that connects the labyrinth with the Sacred Forest Meadow, which Link easily defeats and thus access the outside of the Forest Temple's entrance. Unfortunately, he discovers that Saria is nowhere to be found. Instead, Sheik shows up and teaches the young hero the "Minuet of Forest" to allow Link to transport back to the Meadow's Triforce Warp any time he wants by playing the Ocarina of Time.

Enemies

Mad Scrub ×6
Wolfos ×1^[a]

↑ One does not reappear.

Secret Grotto at the entrance

Wolfos ×2

Adult Era

Golden Skull Tokens

Gold Skulltula	File:OoT3D Sacred Forest Meadow Gold Skulltula.png
Location	Atop the eastern wall below the treeline in the maze Only appears at night during the Adult Era

Gold Skulltula	Location
File:OoT3D Sacred Forest Meadow Gold Skulltula.png	Atop the eastern wall below the treeline in the maze Only appears at night during the Adult Era

Inhabitants

Child Era

Saria

Adult Era

Sheik

Treasure Chests

Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Purple Rupee
Notes	Appears in the Secret Grotto once the Wolfos have been defeated

Treasure Chest	Contents	Notes
Treasure Chest	Purple Rupee	Appears in the Secret Grotto once the Wolfos have been defeated

Trivia

There are two caverns known to lie beneath the maze area of the meadow. One happens to be a Fairy Fountain; the other one is an unusual looking cavern that is home of two Wolfos. Defeating them with reveal a small chest with a Purple Rupee. There is also an additional one on the opposite side of the Gossip Stone next to the entrance of the Forest Temple that contains two Business Scrubs.
This is the only area in which Link encounters Moblins in Ocarina of Time.
Some guides claim that this area cannot be accessed until Link obtains Zelda's Letter,^{[citation needed]} but this is blatantly false. Link can enter the Sacred Meadow at the beginning of his quest, and can even reach Saria's "secret spot."

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	森の聖域 (Mori no Seiiki) ^{(OoTOcarina of Time)}^[8]	Sacred Woods
French^EUEuropean	Bosquet sacré ^{(OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D)}^[11]	Sacred thicket/bosket
German	Waldlichtung ^{(OoTOcarina of Time)}^[9] Heilige Lichtung ^{(OoTOcarina of Time)}^[10]	Forest Glade Holy Glade
Italian	Radura Sacra ^{(OoTOcarina of Time)}^[6] Radura sacra ^{(OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D)}^[7]	Sacred Meadow Sacred meadow
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

The northernmost section of the Sacred Forest Meadow
The entrance of the Forest Temple

References

↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 149
↑ If you play the Ocarina here, you can talk with the spirits in the forest. — Saria (Ocarina of Time)
↑ I've been waiting for you, Link! This is the Sacred Forest Meadow. It's my secret place! — Saria (Ocarina of Time)
↑ I feel... This place will be very important for both of us someday. That's what I feel. — Saria (Ocarina of Time)
↑ One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you know... Because of the evil power in the temple, she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred Realm... — Sheik (Ocarina of Time)
↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 109
↑ Radura sacra — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version)
↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 155
↑ Waldlichtung — Map (Ocarina of Time)
↑ Dies ist die Heilige Lichtung, mein Lieblingsort! — Saria (Ocarina of Time)
↑ Se téléporter au Bosquet sacré ? — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D)

Regions in Ocarina of Time
Click on a location

[6] One does not reappear.

[1] Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 149

[2] If you play the Ocarina here, you can talk with the spirits in the forest. — Saria (Ocarina of Time)

[3] I've been waiting for you, Link! This is the Sacred Forest Meadow. It's my secret place! — Saria (Ocarina of Time)

[4] I feel... This place will be very important for both of us someday. That's what I feel. — Saria (Ocarina of Time)

[5] One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you know... Because of the evil power in the temple, she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred Realm... — Sheik (Ocarina of Time)

[nomenclature-1-7] Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 109

[nomenclature-2-8] Radura sacra — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version)

[nomenclature-3-9] Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 155

[nomenclature-4-10] Waldlichtung — Map (Ocarina of Time)

[nomenclature-5-11] Dies ist die Heilige Lichtung, mein Lieblingsort! — Saria (Ocarina of Time)

[nomenclature-6-12] Se téléporter au Bosquet sacré ? — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D)

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