Tag: Zelda and Mythology

This one was inevitable; I mean, what are dragons if not the single most well-known and popular mythical creature around? They show up all the time in modern fantasy stories and ancient myths alike, appearing in the beliefs and myths of many cultures worldwide. It seems everyone’s into large winged lizards with a little feline grace. Zelda, too, has an abundance of dragons, and more importantly their presence is rather obvious and not obscured like a lot of mythological elements…

In the first installment of Zelda and Mythology, I discussed Arthurian Legend and its similarities to Zelda. I have decided to do the promised sequel — about Celtic Mythology in general — at a later date, and instead we will be talking about mythical birds and the many references and similarities to them that can be found in The Legend of Zelda. Of all tetrapod vertebrates (animals with backbones and four limbs), birds are the most rich in species, so…

This is the first of a series of articles which will discuss elements Zelda has drawn from various mythologies from around the world, as well as elements that they simply have in common. The first one we’ll cover is Arthurian Legend (part of Celtic mythology), because it has the most similarities to the Zelda series, as well as the fact that it contains the legendary sword Excalibur; The Master Sword’s similarity to Excalibur is one of the most recognized mythological…