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{{Infobox|publication
| name        = Hyrule Historia
| name        = Hyrule Historia
| image        = [[File:Hyrule-Historia-English-Cover.png]]<br>Hyrule Historia Cover <br>(North American version)
| image        = [[File:Hyrule-Historia-English-Cover.png]]
| caption = Hyrule Historia Cover <br/>(North American version)
| type        = Book
| type        = Book
| next        = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts]]''
| developer    =  
| developer    =  
| manufacturer =  
| manufacturer =  
| publisher    = {{Region|jp|Shogakukan}}<br>{{Region|us|Dark Horse}}
| publisher    = {{Region|jp|Shogakukan}}<br/>{{Region|us|Dark Horse}}
| author      = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]<br>[[Eiji Aonuma]]<br>[[Akira Himekawa]]
| author      = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]<br/>[[Eiji Aonuma]]<br/>[[Akira Himekawa]]
| artist      =  
| artist      =  
| director    =  
| director    =  
| designer    =  
| designer    =  
| editor      = {{Region|jp|Eiji Aonuma (Supervising)}}<br>{{Region|us|Patrick Thorpe}}
| editor      = {{Region|jp|Eiji Aonuma (Supervising)}}<br/>{{Region|us|Patrick Thorpe}}
| composer    =  
| composer    =  
| game        =  
| game        = The Legend of Zelda - Skyward Sword
| model        =  
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| release        = {{Region|jp|y=2011|m=12|d=21}}<br>{{Region|us|y=2013|m=1|d=29}}
| release        = {{Region|jp|y=2011|m=12|d=21}}<br/>{{Region|us|y=2013|m=1|d=29}}
| language    = Japanese<br>English
| language    = Japanese<br/>English
| duration    =
| cost        = '''Standard Edition'''
| cost        =
{{Region|jp|¥3255}}<br/>{{Region|us|$34.99}}
'''Standard Edition'''
{{Region|jp|¥3255}}<br>{{Region|us|$34.99}}
'''Collector's Edition'''
'''Collector's Edition'''
{{Region|us|$70.00}}
{{Region|us|$70.00}}
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| color        = Brown (Japanese and Collector's editions)<br>Green (Basic English Edition)
| color        = Brown (Japanese and Collector's editions)<br/>Green (Basic English Edition)
| ISBN        = {{Region|jp|978-4-09-227159-3}}<br>{{Region|us|978-1-61655-041-7}}
| ISBN        = {{Region|jp|978-4-09-227159-3}}<br/>{{Region|us|978-1-61655-041-7}}
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}}
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'''Hyrule Historia''' is an official book about [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], featuring previously unreleased concept artwork, a section detailing the official series [[Timeline]], and a preview of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' manga. It also contains a foreword by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and an afterword by [[Eiji Aonuma]], who served as Supervising Editor for the book. It was originally published by Shogakukan on December 21, [[2011]] in Japan. Dark Horse Books published an English version on January 29, [[2013]] for $34.99 as well as a Collector's Edition set at $70.00, limited to 4,000 copies.{{Ref|name=Nintendo-gamer.net|[http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/11/28/heres-your-first-look-at-the-hyrule-historia-collectors-edition/ Nintendo Gamer]}}
'''Hyrule Historia''' is an official book about [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], featuring previously unreleased concept artwork, a section detailing the official series [[Timeline]], and a preview of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' manga. It also contains a foreword by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and an afterword by [[Eiji Aonuma]], who served as Supervising Editor for the book. It was originally published by Shogakukan on December 21, [[2011]] in Japan. Dark Horse Books published an English version on January 29, [[2013]] for $34.99 as well as a Collector's Edition set at $70.00, limited to 4,000 copies.{{Ref|name=Dark Horse Comics|[https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1195/hyrule-historia-limited-edition Hyrule Historia Limited Edition :: Blog :: Dark Horse Comics]}}


==The Legend Begins==
==The Legend Begins==
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==Creative Footprints==
==Creative Footprints==
This section of the book includes previously unreleased concept artwork for all the Legend of Zelda games, except for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'' unfortunately. They include info and all side notes that were made. There is also a 'Character Changes in Design', showing the different designs of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf over the years; and a 'Games Catalog' section, showing every Zelda game made to that point, with the different designs of the box artwork in different regions and information about the games.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[http://www.glitterberri.com Glitterberri], who led the fan translation of the Japanese edition of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia]]'', was hired by Dark Horse to help with the official English localization.{{Ref|[http://www.glitterberri.com/news/the-future-of-hyrule-historia/ Glitterberri]}}
*[https://www.glitterberri.com Glitterberri], who led the fan translation of the Japanese edition of ''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia'', was hired by Dark Horse to help with the official English localization.{{Ref|[https://www.glitterberri.com/news/the-future-of-hyrule-historia/ Glitterberri]}}
*A digital copy of ''Hyrule Historia'' was included in the North American [[The Wind Waker HD Wii U Limited Edition Bundle|Wii U The Wind Waker HD bundle]].


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