Hyrule Historia claims that this land is not exactly Hyrule, but a place called Lesser Hyrule, which could very well be the remains of the once-great kingdom. This would mark the gaming world's first experience in the land of Hyrule and began several long traditions that would continue to be featured in later incarnations of the kingdom and would be vastly expanded upon and improved by the game developers. In this original incarnation of Hyrule, the land is shown to have many forests and lakes in addition to the mountainous terrain of Death Mountain.
As Link explores the kingdom, he visits all the different parts of it, including the Lost Woods to the west-southwest, the Graveyard in the shadow of Death Mountain to the northwest, the coastline to the southeastern and eastern borders of the kingdom and even the strange forests in the southeastern region of the country. In this game, Hyrule is described as a beautiful kingdom with deep forests and tall mountains bordering a vast ocean to its southern and eastern borders. Hyrule is first seen in The Legend of Zelda as the magical kingdom that serves as the setting for the adventures of a young boy named Link in his quest to save Hyrule's young princess, Zelda, from the clutches of the evil sorcerer Ganon. The original Hyrule overworld from The Legend of Zelda
