I like the calmness of Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. It's at the top of a hill next to the ocean. Fun hill to shield surf down with the Ancient Shield

The music in the Rito Village. Probably.

My favorite reference is the Forgotten Temple maybe being the Sealed Temple from Skyward Sword.

Dan K. Meme I hardly use the ancient stuff, it just seems too expensive for such low durability

MaskedNintendoBandit you should do a video on the existence of the lurilin villagers being related to the zonai

Link must have given them a pretty awesome visual description-- but that's certainly possible!

Maybe Link used Darmani's mask to save the goron people and they spread his legend down through the generations.

I totally agree I was also thinking that

That was my thought too.

I think that the land of Termina is definitely real - Link, the Mask Salesman, the Skull Kid, the Deku Butler, AND Epona ALL were shown in both Hyrule and Termina. Link most certainly does travel through a portal: one of perhaps many that dot the land of Hyrule. One such portal exists above the Stone Tower in the mountains above the kingdom of Ikana, and it appears to connect to the Haunted Wasteland of the Gerudo Desert in the Lanayru Province of Hyrule. My theory has been that the predecessor to the Gerudo and the Sheikah originally came from Termina: the Garo.

Yeah, but thats not why people believe that Termina is a different Dimension. Its because you enter it through a trippy portal and then see familiar faces in a completely new setting. But I'd like to think of Termina as an actual place as well. There's an especially tasty Zelda theory called "The tower of babel" about Termina, you should definetly check it out.

TheSorrel the Zelda Series also has different realms aswell like the realm of the Ocean King so Termina is most likely just a realm but still connected best way to put it the earth that the Zelda Series takes place in can be similar to that of Norse Mythology where they all have different realms but are all connected in one world of that makes sense

@@TheSorrel I tried looking for the video The Tower of Babel but wasn't sure which video you were referring to. What's the channel?

@@stefanoponce6090 Its not a video, but a written document.

@Filthy acts at a reasonable price Alright, I found it, wasn't even hard: zeldauniverse.net/2006/11/03/the-stone-tower-why-termina-was-doomed/

i mean a toad was literally playing ttyd, as well as fire emblem and paper mario 64, in ttyd, so it's already canon that toads exist beyond their own universe, in a sense

Hyrule is more or less canonically next to the mushroom kingdom (not sure ^^') So does paper hyrule ?

soo funny ✨✨🎮🍄🤣✨✨

your princess is in another castle, it's dangerous to go alone.

@@tsunderecat413 The Fire Emblem line was only in the English version from what I heard.

well maybe when they say hryule they mean the entire planet. the hyrulians may have just split off to other areas.

Terminal is in a sense another dimension. Or rather a parallel world to Hyrule.

@@metaldiscipline3955 well thats the theory

Yep

@@metaldiscipline3955 ehhhh no not really

Ian Vonfrank 1000ps for that pun

I really want to know what the moon in majoras mask really is

Mark Zaccardi it’s cheese. Angry cheese.

It should not have been counted as canon imo

No it's just a Easter egg

He's tough like a beetle.

lol

The question is not *how Beedle does things. It's *why he does them.

@@BanditGames He's sitting on their history, basically. And I know why. He's getting their attention, trying to sell his wares.

Dude is sketchy. Talk to him with a rare beetle in your collection and tell him no.

I knew about the statues, but I didn't know that you could see it on the map.

You look at it in one of the memories. It’s in the Divine Beast Van Rudania Main Quest, you see the statue then remember the memory about Daruk, the one where you’re both a top Rudania.

check it out... there is a few koroks around there... check the eyes for starters.

You look at it to get Daruk’s memory...

I didnt know about the TP elder Goron. And ive climbed those statues! Now I need to boot it back up just see it.

I wouldn't say that BotW's Hyrule is the true scale. After all in any future instalments it could still end up getting bigger.

I agree, but I also think that the lost woods and the temple of time were switched somehow. It doesn’t make sense the temple of time is so far away from the castle.

Due to the time ratio in Breath of the Wild if 60:1, I'd say that the true Hyrule is roughly 60 times larger than it is portrayed as being in BOTW. You would still travel the same distance in a day following this policy.

@@bonjanglevash I think it was implied that the Great Plateau was once a settlement. So it's possible that once upon a time a castle used to be there, but for unknown reasons they moved.

@@tamorcetold Yeah Hyrule is likely a HECK TON bigger than what's actually shown in the game. If that really were the actual size of the kingdom that'd be a ridiculously small country. Even in breath of the wild, which features the biggest Hyrule seen yet in a zelda game, compared to real-world countries and lands, it's tiny.

That's a very valid point. Though my headcannon is that Termina Is just another country along with Hyrule.

So like The Hyrule version of Darmani is the one in the mountain.

Or maybe Darmani was known in both Hyrule and Termina.

Edward Stanford but we know that some of the people in Termina look the same as people in Hyrule because the game was rushed. 6:20 I just don't see a reason for it to go both ways.

@@neonmajora8454 But Nintendo still named all the people very similar names, which to me seems like they're confirming that the people of Termina are connected to the people of Hyrule. If it was just a matter of reused character models because the game was rushed then they would've made that clear.

The game designers have stated that Termina is a land that's pretty near Hyrule from Ocarina of Time. It's just a neighboring land basically. You could hypothetically just walk West and get there rather than needing to be warped like Link was. EDIT: I meant West lol whoops

@@redwidow1358 the only reason we think link was warped there was because of all the weird crap majora did, he ends up in the woods of termina by riding a horse he only takes the weird path he does because of skull kid and majora stealing a few things and then turning him into a deku scrub. He also walks out of the land of termina somehow because he isnt warped out at the end but we know he goes on to have a family with what's her face.

the developers have stated termina is just real

@@redwidow1358 So basically MM as it's portrayed officially in-game is non-canon? Okay.

@@PJCVita92 Where IN the game was is described as a parallel world then?

Enter gif of Kristoff singing here

Darunia and Darmani are nearly indistinguishable without seeing the scar and smile and color palette. And because you can’t really see his beard because of the beads around his neck, I think this statue could honestly be either one. I know that in game Darunia doesn’t wear the beads, but who knows if he wore them for ceremonies or something?

My organized religion theory can help to explain that. The three Goddesses are omnipotent and they can see events in all three timelines. Instead of the Queen or Zelda receiving the visions as many have theorized, the visions are sent to the "fortune teller" that King Rhoam referred to in his journal. Now, what does this have to do with religion? Well, fortune teller is a synonym for a prophet. I propose that the fortune teller is actually a priest or priestess. Master Works speculates that it was the Queen, a high ranking official or a trusted advisor. Throughout history, most state leaders have had a trusted religious advisor. Some still do. It doesn't make sense that it would be the Queen, Zelda or another government official. If it were, then why would the King refer to them as simply a "fortune teller" and not by their name or title? I think that this rules out anyone in the royal family or any high ranking official. That would mean this "fortune teller" is someone outside the immediate royal family or government, but close enough to have the confidence of the King and be in the good graces of the three Goddesses to be the recipient of visions. A trusted religious leader or renowned prophet would fit that description. How does it fix the timeline inconsistencies? A prophet tells the royal family about the visions they're receiving from the Goddesses and the church spreads these stories throughout Hyrule. These visions are of events depicted in the other timelines and are passed on. Not in print, but orally, where they are slightly changed in each telling. Eventually, the truth is muddled by countless retellings and are dismissed as mere "legends and fairy tales". Yet the royal family know otherwise, having heard it directly from the prophet. So they trust them and their fortune telling. Fast forward to before the calamity and King Rhoam has just been visited by the prophet, warning of Calamity Ganon's rise and that the key to his defeat lies underground. He believes the "fortune teller" and immediately begins massive excavations across Hyrule. They accidentally discover a Divine Beast and believe that this is what the prophecy was referencing. The Shiekah, upon the discovery of the Divine Beast, tell of the legions of Guardians once used to aid the Hero and Princess against the previous Calamity Ganon. The search for the Guardians also begins. Then of course, you have the events of the game, the Divine Beasts and Guardians are found, new Champions are chosen, then the Calamity revives. I've always felt that religion played an extremely important role in Hyrulean society before the calamity. There are cathedrals and temples all over the kingdom, especially concentrated in Hyrule Castle Town, Central Hyrule and the Great Plateau, the population center and religious center of Hyrule. Not to mention all the Goddess statues in each major settlement. You have a religion sharing the teachings of the three Goddesses with the people leading to a general acceptance of alternate events and a prophet sharing visions from the Goddesses with the royal family. That explains how Zelda knows of events in alternate timelines, it explains how the different races can have knowledge of people's names and events from the alternate timelines and how locations could be named after people and locations from the alternate timelines. To answer your question, Termina is still a parallel land that is separate from Hyrule as it has always been. Just like the timeline split has created multiple parallel timelines. All Hyrule Kingdoms are similar yet will always remain a separate kingdom.

@@kingdaniel3519 Termina has been stated by the game's designers to be right by Hyrule in OoT. It's a neighboring land with similar peoples and culture.

@@redwidow1358 Perhaps Termina is next to Hyrule, but probably not accessible to Hyrule. A powerful kingdom with sprawling lands right next to a growing city-state encompassing the same races would be common knowledge by every citizen in Hyrule. Right by? I don't think so.

@@kingdaniel3519 Maybe it's a neighboring land that's a good distance further away than previously thought, and in between is just a lot of open distance to travel. That could help explain why the trip through the portal takes so long, couldn't it?

@@kingdaniel3519 right by would be misleading however keep in mind that to old travellers lands were considered connected as long as their borders met, I dont believe we've ever walked all over the entirety of hyrule, we also know there is a land far to the east past the neculda sea, which could be considered right by as the hylian royalty were afraid enough of them to build a fort aimed at the sea.

Peak of awakening?

Yunobo, The Cannonball of the Zelda universe.

Hyrule is just the Kingdom and not the planet, I have never thought different. Holodrum and Labrynna as well as New Hyrule are all places that exist on the planet that are not Hyrule. I still think Termina is a parallel version of Hyrule though.

@@harrystubbs713 why there is no good reason to think that except for the repeating models. That's literally it.

@@harrystubbs713 like he said a parallel world would be like a link between worlds and have landmarks that both of them have or did have something similar

I agree, the land of Hyrule appears to be just a large landmass or continent not an entire planet. It's totally plausible that there are many other kingdoms and lands outside of Hyrule like Termina.

@@ingridc0ld whats cool is termina has 2 kingdoms with a mysterious 3rd kingdom outside termina(Deku kingdom which could be expanded, the dead kingdom of the Ikana which is as mysterious and unknown as the Zonai, and the Ikana enemy nation/kingdom of the Garo people which resides outside of termina and that is even more mysterious than the Ikana.) I always wanted to know more about the Ikana and Garo.

check this out, maybe this will help imgur.com/gallery/Ca9JH

TheWither129 XD I felt like I was looking at the Twilight Zone (no pun intended but now it’s there) Just the fact I have to acknowledge what I’ve known as the Twilight Princess map is the complete reverse. But from the looks of it the Twilight Princess Map is near identical to the OoT one. And seeing them just tilt the Skyward sword map was hysterical too. But what I’m really curious about is the Akala region, Mount Lanayru, and the bizarre islands from Wind Waker on the east side of the Botw map. I don’t have a CLUE how that happened.

I've thought the lands were connected for awhile too, hyrule is just a part of the land but not the planet. Also your comment got me thinking about something, in twilight princess we know link is the hero shade but shade resembles some of the ikana warriors. I'm going to post another comment in the main section about my new theory, thank you for this new idea.

Sarin Earthsea he also resembles the captains of the castle guard. I doubt the hero of Time went and joined the extinct ranks of Ikana and Stone Tower. But considering I love that area so much, I don’t mind that Link just wandering that area for the rest of his life. Maybe Link had a final match with Dark Link there? Just wishful thinking and spit-balling. We have never confirmed the death of that Dark Link. I’d like to believe he’s still wandering the world and is gaining abilities from each new reincarnation as time passes.

@@Kaempfdog that would be so cool. Dark link also resembles the links in the tp hallucination maybe he came from the twilight?

One day, you'll prove everyone wrong!

I respect your dedication to dying on this hill

Polygon did an Unravelled fitting every piece of zelda lore into one timeline.

@@quinnsinclair7028 Doesn't include the switch shirt, so we have to redo it!!!

You lost me at CD-i games

It also explains the appearance of Koume and Kotake as well as Sharp and Flat.

Thank you sir! 💜

Good point. Would be fun to just explore more to see if we can find more Termina location in BotW

I REALLY REALLY hope that we get to go to Termina in BOTW2. I'd pee my pants if they announced it.

I've gone there with a glitch and I didn't see any people

@@coballoon you wouldn't. There's no reason for them to program people into places you can't go, so why would they?

Yeah. I always thought that was a translation error or something. Especially since the lore of the game counteracts with the guide.

but wasnt hyrule historia written by a third party, not by nintendo itself? thereby making all the 'canon' questionable? including the timeline?

The information Hyrule Historia is pretty debatable, as far as I know.

@@langsworth yeah, I take it that it's not definitive information.

@@langsworth Hyrule Historia had Eiji Aonuma as editor-supervisor, so no, that's not questionable. Also Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia (2018), who change some information from Hyrule Historia, reafirm Termina as a parallel world in page 36.

@@alacru1 The book says it's an alternate realm and it also says it's not real... in the same paragraph. The book also says the red fire medalium was given to Link by the Gerudo, when it actually came from the Gorons. Just because someone from Nintendo helped with them doesn't mean they're right

Wile I haven't played or seen much of Mayora's mask, Isn't it that the moon starts to fall once link gets to Termina for the first time?, and he is like the only one that's being sent back in time?

@@MrShadic140 It is a little unclear when it started to fall, but from what I recall, it definitely started before Link got there. The is a debate on canceling the fair on the first day, and the old man in the observatory states that he has been watching it for a while. At the same time, if I recall, it seemed like Tatl isn't aware if it until you get to town, so you may be right.

@@Snacker6 this is 100% speculation as I haven't played but I think Skull Kid started to pull the moon either shortly before encountering link and going back to Termina, or after encountering link and going back to termina, since Mayora's powers could in theory pull the moon in 3 days. But I don't really know.

I don't actually think that the moon that we see in MM is the ACTUAL moon of the planet, but is a creation of Skull Kid using the Majora's Mask, almost like how the Wind Fish made Koholint Island in Link's Awakening.

@@OctoLink-qs3kg that's a good point, it's like in some stories the moon was created by a creature with massive power, it could be just a giant meteor or a giant rock, or just a creation by Mayora's power

that's exactly what i think, i mean, they're ignoring the fact that hyrule encyclopedia mentions it's just a world created by majora, a CANON book, and then they say that's stupid.

That's what I believe too. I always doubted that it was exactly 10000 years ago, it was more to show the extremely long amount of time that has passed between games.

Not to mention the in-game lore opposes what the Hystoria says.

My organized religion theory could also explain it. The three Goddesses are omnipotent and they can see events in all three timelines. Instead of the Queen or Zelda receiving the visions as many have theorized, the visions are sent to the "fortune teller" that King Rhoam referred to in his journal. Now, what does this have to do with religion? Well, fortune teller is a synonym for a prophet. I propose that the fortune teller is actually a priest or priestess. Master Works speculates that it was the Queen, a high ranking official or a trusted advisor. Throughout history, most state leaders have had a trusted religious advisor. Some still do. It doesn't make sense that it would be the Queen, Zelda or another government official. If it were, then why would the King refer to them as simply a "fortune teller" and not by their name or title? I think that this rules out anyone in the royal family or any high ranking official. That would mean this "fortune teller" is someone outside the immediate royal family or government, but close enough to have the confidence of the King and be in the good graces of the three Goddesses to be the recipient of visions. A trusted religious leader or renowned prophet would fit that description. How does it fix the timeline inconsistencies? A prophet tells the royal family about the visions they're receiving from the Goddesses and the church spreads these stories throughout Hyrule. These visions are of events depicted in the other timelines and are passed on. Not in print, but orally, where they are slightly changed in each telling. Eventually, the truth is muddled by countless retellings and are dismissed as mere "legends and fairy tales". Yet the royal family know otherwise, having heard it directly from the prophet. So they trust them and their fortune telling. Fast forward to before the calamity and King Rhoam has just been visited by the prophet, warning of Calamity Ganon's rise and that the key to his defeat lies underground. He believes the "fortune teller" and immediately begins massive excavations across Hyrule. They accidentally discover a Divine Beast and believe that this is what the prophecy was referencing. The Shiekah, upon the discovery of the Divine Beast, tell of the legions of Guardians once used to aid the Hero and Princess against the previous Calamity Ganon. The search for the Guardians also begins. Then of course, you have the events of the game, the Divine Beasts and Guardians are found, new Champions are chosen, then the Calamity revives. I've always felt that religion played an extremely important role in Hyrulean society before the calamity. There are cathedrals and temples all over the kingdom, especially concentrated in Hyrule Castle Town, Central Hyrule and the Great Plateau, the population center and religious center of Hyrule. Not to mention all the Goddess statues in each major settlement. You have a religion sharing the teachings of the three Goddesses with the people leading to a general acceptance of alternate events and a prophet sharing visions from the Goddesses with the royal family. That explains how Zelda knows of events in alternate timelines, it explains how the different races can have knowledge of people's names and events from the alternate timelines and how locations could be named after people and locations from the alternate timelines.

@MrAzkhare but how could they know what the Goron child looked like, who sits on the shoulder of the statue of Darmani? I can understand Darmani, since Link can easily become him by putting on the Goron Mask, but how could they have carved a near perfect statue of the Goron Child if they didn't really know what he looked like? That is, unless he came to Hyrule sometime after Majora's Mask.

Longer than the bible

Finally another person who makes sense. Edit: To add for clarification, it had been confirmed in multiple places over the years. Especially in the N64 game’s own manual that came with it in 2000.

@@DarkMirria1 exactly

remember also, both Oracle games introduce lands that are far from hyrule like holodrum and labrynna! I wish we saw them again, honestly.

I ALSO believe that BotW OR BotW2 are a fusion/meeting of the multiple timelines. With lots or little connections to a specific timeline will be addressed in BotW2, and that way the games don't have to strictly adhere to a single idea of a timeline//they'll be able to rework or reinvent the timeline for a more modernized generation. Hyrule's//"LoZ's" "Dark Age": LoZ 1-BotW (1) LoZ's "New Age": BotW (1) & BotW "2"+

How about my organized religion theory to give your brain something else to think about? The three Goddesses are omnipotent and they can see events in all three timelines. Instead of the Queen or Zelda receiving the visions as many have theorized, the visions are sent to the "fortune teller" that King Rhoam referred to in his journal. Now, what does this have to do with religion? Well, fortune teller is a synonym for a prophet. I propose that the fortune teller is actually a priest or priestess. Master Works speculates that it was the Queen, a high ranking official or a trusted advisor. Throughout history, most state leaders have had a trusted religious advisor. Some still do. It doesn't make sense that it would be the Queen, Zelda or another government official. If it were, then why would the King refer to them as simply a "fortune teller" and not by their name or title? I think that this rules out anyone in the royal family or any high ranking official. That would mean this "fortune teller" is someone outside the immediate royal family or government, but close enough to have the confidence of the King and be in the good graces of the three Goddesses to be the recipient of visions. A trusted religious leader or renowned prophet would fit that description. How does it fix the timeline inconsistencies? A prophet tells the royal family about the visions they're receiving from the Goddesses and the church spreads these stories throughout Hyrule. These visions are of events depicted in the other timelines and are passed on. Not in print, but orally, where they are slightly changed in each telling. Eventually, the truth is muddled by countless retellings and are dismissed as mere "legends and fairy tales". Yet the royal family know otherwise, having heard it directly from the prophet. So they trust them and their fortune telling. Fast forward to before the calamity and King Rhoam has just been visited by the prophet, warning of Calamity Ganon's rise and that the key to his defeat lies underground. He believes the "fortune teller" and immediately begins massive excavations across Hyrule. They accidentally discover a Divine Beast and believe that this is what the prophecy was referencing. The Shiekah, upon the discovery of the Divine Beast, tell of the legions of Guardians once used to aid the Hero and Princess against the previous Calamity Ganon. The search for the Guardians also begins. Then of course, you have the events of the game, the Divine Beasts and Guardians are found, new Champions are chosen, then the Calamity revives. I've always felt that religion played an extremely important role in Hyrulean society before the calamity. There are cathedrals and temples all over the kingdom, especially concentrated in Hyrule Castle Town, Central Hyrule and the Great Plateau, the population center and religious center of Hyrule. Not to mention all the Goddess statues in each major settlement. You have a religion sharing the teachings of the three Goddesses with the people leading to a general acceptance of alternate events and a prophet sharing visions from the Goddesses with the royal family. That explains how Zelda knows of events in alternate timelines, it explains how the different races can have knowledge of people's names and events from the alternate timelines and how locations could be named after people and locations from the alternate timelines.

WAIT THEN WHO WAS PROTECTING ME?!?!?!?

Do go play in Labrynna and Holodrum though! You'll never look back at those adventures badly one bit! 💚

My organized religion theory could also help explain that. The three Goddesses are omnipotent and they can see events in all three timelines. Instead of the Queen or Zelda receiving the visions as many have theorized, the visions are sent to the "fortune teller" that King Rhoam referred to in his journal. Now, what does this have to do with religion? Well, fortune teller is a synonym for a prophet. I propose that the fortune teller is actually a priest or priestess. Master Works speculates that it was the Queen, a high ranking official or a trusted advisor. Throughout history, most state leaders have had a trusted religious advisor. Some still do. It doesn't make sense that it would be the Queen, Zelda or another government official. If it were, then why would the King refer to them as simply a "fortune teller" and not by their name or title? I think that this rules out anyone in the royal family or any high ranking official. That would mean this "fortune teller" is someone outside the immediate royal family or government, but close enough to have the confidence of the King and be in the good graces of the three Goddesses to be the recipient of visions. A trusted religious leader or renowned prophet would fit that description. How does it fix the timeline inconsistencies? A prophet tells the royal family about the visions they're receiving from the Goddesses and the church spreads these stories throughout Hyrule. These visions are of events depicted in the other timelines and are passed on. Not in print, but orally, where they are slightly changed in each telling. Eventually, the truth is muddled by countless retellings and are dismissed as mere "legends and fairy tales". Yet the royal family know otherwise, having heard it directly from the prophet. So they trust them and their fortune telling. Fast forward to before the calamity and King Rhoam has just been visited by the prophet, warning of Calamity Ganon's rise and that the key to his defeat lies underground. He believes the "fortune teller" and immediately begins massive excavations across Hyrule. They accidentally discover a Divine Beast and believe that this is what the prophecy was referencing. The Shiekah, upon the discovery of the Divine Beast, tell of the legions of Guardians once used to aid the Hero and Princess against the previous Calamity Ganon. The search for the Guardians also begins. Then of course, you have the events of the game, the Divine Beasts and Guardians are found, new Champions are chosen, then the Calamity revives. I've always felt that religion played an extremely important role in Hyrulean society before the calamity. There are cathedrals and temples all over the kingdom, especially concentrated in Hyrule Castle Town, Central Hyrule and the Great Plateau, the population center and religious center of Hyrule. Not to mention all the Goddess statues in each major settlement. You have a religion sharing the teachings of the three Goddesses with the people leading to a general acceptance of alternate events and a prophet sharing visions from the Goddesses with the royal family. That explains how Zelda knows of events in alternate timelines, it explains how the different races can have knowledge of people's names and events from the alternate timelines and how locations could be named after people and locations from the alternate timelines.

How about using my organized religion theory to give your blow mind some time to recuperate? The three Goddesses are omnipotent and they can see events in all three timelines. Instead of the Queen or Zelda receiving the visions as many have theorized, the visions are sent to the "fortune teller" that King Rhoam referred to in his journal. Now, what does this have to do with religion? Well, fortune teller is a synonym for a prophet. I propose that the fortune teller is actually a priest or priestess. Master Works speculates that it was the Queen, a high ranking official or a trusted advisor. Throughout history, most state leaders have had a trusted religious advisor. Some still do. It doesn't make sense that it would be the Queen, Zelda or another government official. If it were, then why would the King refer to them as simply a "fortune teller" and not by their name or title? I think that this rules out anyone in the royal family or any high ranking official. That would mean this "fortune teller" is someone outside the immediate royal family or government, but close enough to have the confidence of the King and be in the good graces of the three Goddesses to be the recipient of visions. A trusted religious leader or renowned prophet would fit that description. How does it fix the timeline inconsistencies? A prophet tells the royal family about the visions they're receiving from the Goddesses and the church spreads these stories throughout Hyrule. These visions are of events depicted in the other timelines and are passed on. Not in print, but orally, where they are slightly changed in each telling. Eventually, the truth is muddled by countless retellings and are dismissed as mere "legends and fairy tales". Yet the royal family know otherwise, having heard it directly from the prophet. So they trust them and their fortune telling. Fast forward to before the calamity and King Rhoam has just been visited by the prophet, warning of Calamity Ganon's rise and that the key to his defeat lies underground. He believes the "fortune teller" and immediately begins massive excavations across Hyrule. They accidentally discover a Divine Beast and believe that this is what the prophecy was referencing. The Shiekah, upon the discovery of the Divine Beast, tell of the legions of Guardians once used to aid the Hero and Princess against the previous Calamity Ganon. The search for the Guardians also begins. Then of course, you have the events of the game, the Divine Beasts and Guardians are found, new Champions are chosen, then the Calamity revives. I've always felt that religion played an extremely important role in Hyrulean society before the calamity. There are cathedrals and temples all over the kingdom, especially concentrated in Hyrule Castle Town, Central Hyrule and the Great Plateau, the population center and religious center of Hyrule. Not to mention all the Goddess statues in each major settlement. You have a religion sharing the teachings of the three Goddesses with the people leading to a general acceptance of alternate events and a prophet sharing visions from the Goddesses with the royal family. That explains how Zelda knows of events in alternate timelines, it explains how the different races can have knowledge of people's names and events from the alternate timelines and how locations could be named after people and locations from the alternate timelines.

Thank you, finally someone other than me understands that even if the character's in MM weren't meant to be copies, they still are in the game's lore.

That still applies even if it isn't a real place though.

@@kitkat7074 good point