| Lands of Hyrule |
The World of Hyrule is put together by many different lands, and
through Link's adventures we have seen many of them. Below are the most
well-known. You can click on the map-thumbnails to see larger versions. HyruleThe land Hyrule is often mixed up with the World of Hyrule, for some strange reason. In the land of Hyrule, many important battles and events have taken place. It is filled with many different creatures, races, and places. People in the land of Hyrule have always been known as religious a people, and they have always greatly respected the powers of the Triforce. The Royal Family, who rule the land of Hyrule, is the greatest and most respected family in Hyrule.  TerminaWhen Link first visited a land outside Hyrule, Termina was the destination. Because many of the people and creatures he met here were very similar to the inhabitants of Hyrule, Termina is often thought of as a parallel world to Hyrule. However, in Termina, the races do not have a common king that runs the land, but they have individual leaders. The Terminians are more advanced than the Hyrulians, but do not seem to have the same faith in the gods as the Hyrulians do. Every year, they celebrate a big carnival in the center of the land, which is the city Clock Town. They do this in honor of the four great ones which, according to the legend, created the land and still guard it. The Triforce is not mentioned when Link is in Termina, so it is believed that it does not play a part of their lives or history.  The Great SeaOnce Hyrule was flooded by the Gods to ‘protect’ the land from Ganondorf, it is turned into a vast sea. The inhabitants of Hyrule are forced to quickly settle on the top of the mountaintops, and eventually they forgot about Hyrule and the land below the sea. This huge sea with many islands became the new home of all life in Hyrule.  Koholint IslandWhile shipwrecked on a sea-voyage back to Hyrule, Link stumbled upon Koholint Island. The emperor of the island was the Wind fish, and Link could not leave the island until he had set the Wind Fish free. Many people that resembled the inhabitants of Hyrule inhabited this Island. Still, Link is doubtful whether the Island was real or just a place he visited in his dreams...  The Dark World / Sacred RealmWhen Ganon was trapped in the Sacred Realm during the Imprisoning War, he still wanted to take over Hyrule. Instead, he had to settle with the Sacred Realm. The Sacred Realm is, in fact, a mirror-world of Hyrule. It was here that Ganon made plans of taking over Hyrule with his great army of soldiers, but the plans was spoiled by Link when he entered the Dark World and ruined all of Ganon’s plans and once again saved Hyrule. When a normal person from Hyrule enters the Sacred Realm, he changes into a monster if his thoughts are greedy and impure.  LabrynnaWhen peace reigned in Hyrule, Link was not free to rest. The Triforce called him to the land of Labrynna, as evil was stirring in this far-away land. In this land an evil empress took over the beautiful singer and goddess of time, Nayru. Labrynna is inhabited by the same races as Hyrule and Termina, but unlike Termina, Labrynna has their own inhabitants that are special for their land, and therefore the land is obviously not a parallel dimension, like Termina.  HolodrumLocated somewhere far from Hyrule, Holodrum is a very colorful and cheerful land. Link was brought to Holodrum by the Triforce when General Onox used the powers of the Oracle of Seasons, Din, to disturb the Seasons in Holodrum throwing them into chaos. The land is very similar to Labrynna, but it is characterized by its own unique landmarks and inhabitants.  SubrosiaSubrosia is a land deep inside of the planet where a subterranean race, the Subrosians, live. They are a peaceful race that can access every land in Hyrule that they want from Subrosia. The only known entrance for other races to Subrosia is in Holodrum. |
