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For the Hero’s Sake: A linguist’s take on Ancient Hyrulean

Spoiler Warning:This feature discusses the newly-released Tears of the Kingdom and contains minor spoilers for the game’s story, lore, sidequests, etc. that you do not wish to see. Continue reading at your own discretion. The Legend of Zelda has long been incorporating constructed languages (conlangs) into its games, most often versions of Hylian/Hyrulean. Though less-often…

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Tingle’s Maps: Starview Island

The Upheaval lead to much horrid tectonic activity throughout the land of Hyrule; most notably, several pieces of earth were suddenly ripped from the ground and sent to float in the heavens. Many of these floating islands are made of ancient Zonai architecture and technology, and some even have Shrines — challenges tailored for the…

This year’s ZUthon concludes with amazing success

It’s 2023 and another ZUthon has come to an end. This year, ZUthon: Zelda for Eternity was raising money for AbleGamers. AbleGamers is an amazing organization whose mission is “Creating opportunities that enable play in order to combat social isolation, foster inclusive communities, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.” Founded in 2004…

Up, up, and away: Aerial transport in The Legend Zelda series

There’s lots to appeal to fans in Tears of the Kingdom: the storyline and subplots, the Sky Islands and the Depths, the cooking, and the gossip about certain characters. One of the game’s most talked-about features is the ability to build all kinds of different machines, including flying machines. Zonai Wings, fans, hot air balloons,…

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Bombers’ Notebok: Jerrin

As far as husband and wife duos go, Jerrin and Robbie of the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab clearly stand out from others in the Zelda series. The two possess an impressive combination of technological innovation and extensive knowledge about all things Ancient. And despite the half-century age difference between them (as well as some intermittent…

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