Hyrule
The kingdom where most Zelda games take place.
Hyrule is the main setting of The Legend of Zelda series, a medieval-style fantasy land first seen in the 1986 original.
Quick Facts
- First game
- The Legend of Zelda (1986)
- Creators
- Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Lore & Background
Miyamoto based it partly on the Kyoto countryside of his childhood and worked out the first map with Takashi Tezuka on long sheets of paper. The original overworld is a grid of 128 screens, 16 wide and eight high, built to reward exploration. Ocarina of Time took Hyrule into 3D and gave races such as the Gorons, Zora and Gerudo their own history and culture. Recurring places include Hyrule Castle, the Lost Woods, Kakariko Village, Death Mountain and Lake Hylia.
More in World & Setting
Elsewhere in The Legend of Zelda
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