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In the backstory to ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', it mentioned a great King and how he intended to pass down the Triforce after his death. The King believed that after his death, the power of the Triforce would be misused, as if it were to be in the wrong hands, evil would take over Hyrule. He intended to find a successor worthy of handling the Triforce, but was unsuccessful; even his son, the [[Prince of Hyrule]], was not to be trusted. In order to prevent the Prince from gaining the complete Triforce, he split the Triforce of Courage into three parts and hid them across Hyrule. The two predecessors worthy of taking the throne of Hyrule were the Prince and Princess Zelda. However, due to the King being wary of the Prince's character, he only told Princess Zelda the secret of the Triforce. The Prince took on the role of the new King of Hyrule, but due to the Triforce being incomplete, he was unable to wield the true power.

The new King was angry that he couldn't inherit the full power of the Triforce, so he searched throughout the land, but to no avail. It was then that a [[Wizard]] appeared and told the young King that the Princess knew the secret. The King demanded the location of the Triforce of Courage, but Zelda kept to her word. In a fury, the Wizard put Zelda to an eternal sleep and dies in the process.{{Ref|pg. 104|The Wizard. A close confidant to Zelda's elder brother, the king. He dies after using the last of his power to lay a curse upon Princess Zelda.|''Hyrule Historia''}} However, the young King soon regretted his mistakes and lay the Princess in the [[North Palace|North Castle]]. He then stated that every Princess following were to be named after Zelda. With the location of the Triforce only known by the Princess, who was in an eternal slumber, the Kingdom of Hyrule slowly decayed and eventually decreased in size.