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[[File:Letter Code.png|frame|right|A book explaining how the Number-Letter Code works]]The '''Ancient | [[File:Letter Code.png|frame|right|A book explaining how the Number-Letter Code works]]The '''Ancient Hyrulean Number-Letter Code''' is a code mentioned in ''[[The Shadow Prince]]''. It is first introduced after the [[King of Hyrule]] says he wishes to show the [[Triforce#Triforce of Wisdom|Triforce of Wisdom]] to [[Charles of Moria|Charles]].<ref>{{cite book|quote=Sir Charles looks into Zelda's eyes, then bows to the king. 'I'm honored. I'd very much like to see your Triforce.'|book= The Shadow Prince| publisher=Mammoth| page=23}}</ref> Outraged by the king's decision, [[Link]] turns to [[Impa]], who tells him to not act rashly and to think this through.<ref>{{cite book|quote=Impa grabs his arm. 'If you act rashly, you might ruin your own case.'|book= The Shadow Prince| publisher=Mammoth| page=23}}</ref> To help him make the decision on what he should, Impa hands the young hero a piece of paper that contains a one-word message written in the ancient number-letter code.<ref>{{cite book|quote=She presses a crumpled piece of paper into his hand. 'Let this guide your actions.' Link stares at the one-word message on the paper. It's written in an ancient Hyrulean number-letter code.|book= The Shadow Prince| publisher=Mammoth| page=23}}</ref> | ||
According to the book, the Ancient | According to the book, the Ancient Hyrulean Number-Letter Code works as follows: each letter of the alphabet has a number that matches it. A=0, B=1, and so forth; however, in old Hyrule, the number system was in base 2, or binary. Thus, each of the numbers in the message are the base 2 numbers that match the Hyrulean alphabet: | ||
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[[Sign Language of the | [[Sign Language of the Hyrulean Royal Guard]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:52, 27 April 2015
The Ancient Hyrulean Number-Letter Code is a code mentioned in The Shadow Prince. It is first introduced after the King of Hyrule says he wishes to show the Triforce of Wisdom to Charles.[1] Outraged by the king's decision, Link turns to Impa, who tells him to not act rashly and to think this through.[2] To help him make the decision on what he should, Impa hands the young hero a piece of paper that contains a one-word message written in the ancient number-letter code.[3]
According to the book, the Ancient Hyrulean Number-Letter Code works as follows: each letter of the alphabet has a number that matches it. A=0, B=1, and so forth; however, in old Hyrule, the number system was in base 2, or binary. Thus, each of the numbers in the message are the base 2 numbers that match the Hyrulean alphabet:
| Letter | Base 10 | Base 2 |
| A | 0 | 0 |
| B | 1 | 1 |
| C | 2 | 10 |
| D | 3 | 11 |
| E | 4 | 100 |
| F | 5 | 101 |
| G | 6 | 110 |
| H | 7 | 111 |
| I | 8 | 1000 |
| J | 9 | 1001 |
| K | 10 | 1010 |
| L | 11 | 1011 |
| M | 12 | 1100 |
| N | 13 | 1101 |
| O | 14 | 1110 |
| P | 15 | 1111 |
| Q | 16 | 10000 |
| R | 17 | 10001 |
| S | 18 | 10010 |
| T | 19 | 10011 |
| U | 20 | 10100 |
| V | 21 | 10101 |
| W | 22 | 10110 |
| X | 23 | 10111 |
| Y | 24 | 11000 |
| Z | 25 | 11001 |
The message that Link must decipher contains the following numbers:
10010, 10011, 0, 1011, 100, 101, 1110, 10001, 1011
When translated, it advises Link to "FORESTALL," meaning to wait. Whether Link decides to forestall or act forthwith does not greatly affect the outcome of the book.
See also
Sign Language of the Hyrulean Royal Guard