The Tragedy of Princess Zelda I: Difference between revisions

The new King was angry that he couldn't inherit the full power of the Triforce, {{Ref|pg. 104|When the king passed away, no crest appeared on the hand of the prince, and although he became the new king, he could only inherit the incomplete power of the Triforce.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}} so he searched throughout the land but to no avail. It was then that a Wizard appeared and told the young King that Princess Zelda knew the location of the relic.{{Ref|pg. 104|A wizard close to the young king suggested that Princess Zelda might know something.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}} The King seeked for the Princess and when found, he demanded the location of the Triforce of Courage. However, the Princess kept to her word in honour of her father and the good of Hyrule.{{Ref|pg. 104|The wizard got angry and threatened to cast a spell of eternal sleep on her, but Princess Zelda stubbornly refused.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}} In fury, the Wizard put Zelda to an eternal sleep.{{Ref|pg. 104|The wizard finished chanting the spell and Princess Zelda collapsed in that spot.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}} However, soon after, the King regretted his mistake and took the Princess to the [[North Palace]] where she was layed to rest.{{Ref|pg. 105|Regretting his mistake, the sad, grieving young king wished for Princess Zelda to wake up one day and placed her in the altar of the North Palace.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}} The King then stated that every Princess following were to be named after Zelda.{{Ref|pg. 105|He then stipulated that every girl born into the royal family would be named “Zelda” so that this tragedy was never forgotten.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}} With the location of the Triforce only known by Princess Zelda, who was in an eternal slumber, the Kingdom of Hyrule slowly decayed and decreased in size.{{Ref|pg. 105|The Kingdom of Hyrule was once a vast land proud of its glory, but over time, it decayed and became but a small kingdom.|[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]}}