In The Legend of Zelda
series, the Book of Mudora is a chronological bibliography of
the creation, history and legends of Hyrule. The book also contains
prophesies and laws of Hyrule, along with translations for the
ancient Hylian language.
Although little of the book's actual content is
known, some has been revealed. The first chapter of the book
is as follows:
In the beginning amidst the darkness of eternal space,
from a distant nebula three goddesses decended upon a formless choatic
waste of a world. Din, the goddess of power forged the mountains and
great plains from the fiery bowels of desolation and separated the
waters of the sky and between the land. Farore engendered living intelligence
upon the land with many creatures of varied kind, male and female
they were.
Nayru with wisdom brought the order of law and harmony
upon nature and set into motion the everlasting cycle of birth, life,
death, and afterlife and these three created the unification of cosmic
balance. Before these beautiful goddesses traveled onward to create
anew their masterwork they bestowed a manifestation of their essence
within a mighty artifact called the Triforce, a object that would
be sought by many and attained by only one. The Triforce took its
place within its heavenly annex within a Sacred Realm where the spirits
roam free. And so began the odyssey of Hyrule. Book of Mudora, The
Early Times, Chap. 1, v. 1 - 6
Another well known verse, which refers to the Sacred
Realm has been repeated on many occasions:
In a realm beyond sight,
The sky shines gold, not blue,
There, the Triforce's might
Makes mortal dreams come true...
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