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	The '''Zelda Timeline''' is an ordering of the ''Zelda'' games as their events occur within the fictional universe. This official chronology was revealed in detail in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia]]'', published in December of 2011. Before that, it had been kept a deeply held secret,{{Ref\|[[Interview:Electronic Gaming Monthly June 2005\|Electronic Gaming Monthly]], June 2005}}{{Ref\|[[Interview:Camp Hyrule August 15th 2005\|Camp Hyrule]], August 15, 2005}}{{Ref\|[[Interview:GameTrailers October 28th 2011\|GameTrailers]], October 28, 2011}} even to most of the developers.{{Ref\|[[Interview:Official Nintendo Magazine July 21st 2010\|Official Nintendo Magazine]], July 21, 2005}} This was done to prevent the developers from falling into the trap of focusing on the storyline instead of the gameplay{{Ref\|[[Interview:Game Informer October 2011\|Game Informer]], October 2011}} and to allow for more creative flexibility for future releases.{{Unsourced}} Before ''Hyrule Historia'' was published, the timeline was a major topic of debate among ''Zelda'' fans, owing to vague, open-ended, or absent connections between games, as well as many apparent contradictions.		The '''Zelda Timeline''' is an ordering of the ''Zelda'' games as their events occur within the fictional universe. This official chronology was revealed in detail in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia]]'', published in December 2011. Before that, it had been kept a deeply held secret,{{Ref\|[[Interview:Electronic Gaming Monthly June 2005\|Electronic Gaming Monthly]], June 2005}}{{Ref\|[[Interview:Camp Hyrule August 15th 2005\|Camp Hyrule]], August 15, 2005}}{{Ref\|[[Interview:GameTrailers October 28th 2011\|GameTrailers]], October 28, 2011}} even to most of the developers.{{Ref\|[[Interview:Official Nintendo Magazine July 21st 2010\|Official Nintendo Magazine]], July 21, 2005}} This was done to prevent the developers from falling into the trap of focusing on the storyline instead of the gameplay{{Ref\|[[Interview:Game Informer October 2011\|Game Informer]], October 2011}} and to allow for more creative flexibility for future releases.{{Unsourced}} Before ''Hyrule Historia'' was published, the timeline was a major topic of debate among ''Zelda'' fans, owing to vague, open-ended, or absent connections between games, as well as many apparent contradictions.

	The timeline was subsequently revised slightly in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia\|Encyclopedia]]'', moving ''Link's Awakening'' to before the Oracle games and establishing that the latter feature a new incarnation of Link.		The timeline was subsequently revised slightly in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia\|Encyclopedia]]'', moving ''Link's Awakening'' to before the Oracle games and establishing that the latter feature a new incarnation of Link.

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