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{{Sources|OoT|ST}}
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{{Item
 
{{Item
 
|name = Zelda's Letter
 
|name = Zelda's Letter
 
|type = Letter
 
|type = Letter
|image = [[File:ST Zelda's Letter.png]]
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|image = [[File:OoT3D Zelda's Letter Model.png]]
|caption =
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|caption = Zelda's Letter from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''
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|game = {{OoT}}<br>{{ST}}
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda:Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''
 
|cost = free
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|cost =
|uses = Access to new area (''Ocarina of Time'')
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|uses = Accessing to [[Death Mountain#Ocarina of Time|Death Mountain]] {{ExpGame|OoT}}
|comp = [[Auru's Memo]]
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|comp =
 
}}
 
}}
'''Zelda's Letter''' is a letter that appears within [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], as a letter given to [[Link]], by [[Princess Zelda]] herself.
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'''Zelda's Letter''' is a letter given to [[Link]] by [[Princess Zelda]] in {{OoT}} and {{ST}}.
   
==Appearances, Location and Uses==
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==Appearances==
 
===''Ocarina of Time''===
 
===''Ocarina of Time''===
[[File:Zeldasletter.gif|left]]
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[[File:OoT3D Zelda's Letter Icon.png|left|50px]]
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and is a letter from the Princess of Hyrule, none other than [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]]. In order to get Zelda's Letter, Link will have to enter [[Hyrule Castle]] and come to where Zelda stands. Once inside and speaking with the princess, he will get the letter. Zelda's Letter is required to get past [[Death Mountain Trail Guard|the guard]] in [[Kakariko Village]] at the gate to the [[Death Mountain#Death Mountain Trail|Death Mountain Trail]]. After that the guard have got the letter, he will open the gate and anyone can pass.
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In {{OoT}}, Link gets the letter from the princess herself in [[Hyrule Castle#Princess Zelda's Courtyard|Hyrule Castle's Courtyard]]. Zelda's Letter is required to get past [[Death Mountain Trail Guard|the guard]] in [[Kakariko Village#Ocarina of Time|Kakariko Village]] at the gate that leads to the [[Death Mountain Trail]]. After Link gives the guard the letter, he will open the gate, which will remain open for the rest of the game.
 
It is unknown if this was intentional or not, but in the 3DS version of the game, Zelda's Letter stays in Link's inventory even after being shown to the guard.
 
   
 
===''Spirit Tracks''===
 
===''Spirit Tracks''===
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[[File:ST Zelda's Letter.png|left|50px]]
The appearance of a letter from the princess returns in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', when she slips Link a letter at his promotion to Royal Engineer. The letter concerns [[Chancellor Cole]], who she believes may have to do with the disappearance of the [[Spirit Tracks (Rails)|Spirit Tracks]].
 
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In {{ST}}, Princess Zelda gives the letter to Link inside [[Hyrule Castle#Spirit Tracks|Hyrule Castle]] along with the [[Royal Engineer's Certificate]]. The letter includes a map of the castle with a path leading to Zelda's room.
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==Trivia==
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*The [[Hylian Language|Hylian text]] on the back of Zelda's Letter in ''Ocarina of Time'' reads "Zelda."
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==Etymology==
 
{{Names
 
{{Names
|English=
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|align= left
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|en=
|Japanese= ゼルダの手紙 (''{{exp|Letter of Zelda|Zeruda no Tegami}}'')
 
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|enM=
|Spanish(LA)=
 
 
|ja= {{Romanize|ゼルダの手紙|Zeruda no Tegami}}
|Spanish(SP)= {{exp|Zelda's Letter|Carta de Zelda}}
 
|French= Lettre de Zelda
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|jaM= Letter of Zelda
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|es= Carta de Zelda
|German= Zeldas Brief
 
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|esM= Zelda's Letter
|Italian= }}
 
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|fr= Lettre de Zelda
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|frM= Zelda's Letter
 
|de= {{de|Zeldas Brief}}
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|deM=
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|it= Lettera di Zelda
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|itM=
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|ko=
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|koM=
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|chS= {{Romanize|塞尔达的信|Sài'ěrdá de Xìn}}
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|chSM= Letter of Zelda
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}}
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==Gallery==
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<Gallery>
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File:Zeldasletter.png|Zelda's Letter icon from ''Ocarina of Time''
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File:OoT3D Zelda's Letter.png|The back of Zelda's Letter from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''
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</Gallery>
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[[Category:Letters]]
 
[[Category:Letters]]
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[[Category:Items in Ocarina of Time]]
{{de|Zeldas Brief}}
 

Revision as of 11:48, 6 November 2016

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[[File:OoT3D Zelda's Letter Model.png|20x20px]] [[|]] Zelda's Letter is a letter given to Link by Princess Zelda in Ocarina of Time and Spirit Tracks.

Appearances

Ocarina of Time

OoT3D Zelda's Letter Icon

In Ocarina of Time, Link gets the letter from the princess herself in Hyrule Castle's Courtyard. Zelda's Letter is required to get past the guard in Kakariko Village at the gate that leads to the Death Mountain Trail. After Link gives the guard the letter, he will open the gate, which will remain open for the rest of the game.

Spirit Tracks

In Spirit Tracks, Princess Zelda gives the letter to Link inside Hyrule Castle along with the Royal Engineer's Certificate. The letter includes a map of the castle with a path leading to Zelda's room.

Trivia

  • The Hylian text on the back of Zelda's Letter in Ocarina of Time reads "Zelda."

Etymology

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ゼルダの手紙 (Zeruda no Tegami) Letter of Zelda
French-speaking countries French Lettre de Zelda Zelda's Letter
Federal Republic of Germany German Zeldas Brief
Italian Republic Italian Lettera di Zelda
Spanish-speaking countries Spanish Carta de Zelda Zelda's Letter

Gallery