Midna's Book

"The dawn of this Legend can be tracked back countless ages."

- Opening words.

Midna's Book, also known as the Hyrule Historia is a collection of volumes pertaining to the history of Hyrule and the Realm of Twilight, written and composed by Midna following the events of Hyrule: Total War.

Contents
Main article: Hyrule Historia

The Hyrule Historia is composed of five volumes, each further divided into chapters. The volumes cover the history and myths of Hyrule, and go into detail describing their zeitgeists. They also contain supplementary material such as genealogies, excerpts from languages, and descriptions of Hyrulean armies, architecture and religions. At least some pages are also illustrated in ink. The book is written in Akkalan, an ancient lingua franca of Hyrule.

Beginning in the mythical Ancient Age, the author swiftly goes over the invasion of Sulkaris, the Darknut crusade, the fall of Ikana and the rise of Hylia. The book then jumps three thousand years into the future and covers the events of the Rise of Ganon, detailing the involvement of the various factions. To provide context to Twili readers who come across the book, it shortly covers the history of the Realm of Twilight, primarily its origins and return to Hyrule. The Gerudo Wars, which saw the first Twili involvement in Hyrule in countless ages is written about next. Last but not least, the longest volume of the Historia, the Return of Sulkaris completes the book's contents.

Curiously, the book ends at this point. The contents following the events of the fifth volume were either lost, or never written.

Trivia

 * The Hyrule Historia serves as a framing device for Hyrule: Total War, providing a reason for the interluding narration.
 * Midna's Book has inspiration in previous works of literature.
 * It takes its name from The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, a real-life book released by Nintendo. However, while Midna's Book is a historical document, the original Hyrule Historia is largely an artbook with developer commentary.
 * The use of the book as a framing device is likely inspired by the Red Book of Westmarch, a fictional manuscript supposedly recounting the events of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
 * Because the events of Hyrule: Total War were not continued following the events of the Return of Sulkaris, the book is regarded as partially lost or unfinished.