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When the king finally died, his son searched frantically for the Triforce of Courage, but could find no clue until a [[magician]] told him that Princess Zelda knew. Zelda refused to tell her brother anything, and the magician took over the interrogation, threatening to put her "into an eternal sleep" if she did not tell. When she refused and the magician began to carry out his threat, her brother attempted to stop him, but failed - however, not only did Zelda fall into suspended animation, but the effort killed the magician, leaving no way to undo his work. | When the king finally died, his son searched frantically for the Triforce of Courage, but could find no clue until a [[magician]] told him that Princess Zelda knew. Zelda refused to tell her brother anything, and the magician took over the interrogation, threatening to put her "into an eternal sleep" if she did not tell. When she refused and the magician began to carry out his threat, her brother attempted to stop him, but failed - however, not only did Zelda fall into suspended animation, but the effort killed the magician, leaving no way to undo his work. | ||
Regretful, her brother had her placed in a room in the [[North Castle]], and sealed it in a room that only the royal family's retainers had access to. He also ordered that, in future, "every female child born into the royal household should be given the name Zelda" so that she would not be forgotten. | Regretful, her brother had her placed in a room in the [[North Castle]], and sealed it in a room that only the royal family's retainers had access to. He also ordered that, in the future, "every female child born into the royal household should be given the name Zelda" so that she would not be forgotten. | ||
After many years passed, and the area ruled by the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|royal family]] shrivelled into [[Lesser Hyrule]], a boy named [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] approached his 16th birthday. Having already done [[The Legend of Zelda|heroic deeds]] on behalf of the kingdom, he was surprised when a strange mark resembling part of the [[Royal Crest]] appeared on his hand. | After many years passed, and the area ruled by the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|royal family]] shrivelled into [[Lesser Hyrule]], a boy named [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] approached his 16th birthday. Having already done [[The Legend of Zelda|heroic deeds]] on behalf of the kingdom, he was surprised when a strange mark resembling part of the [[Royal Crest]] appeared on his hand. | ||
[[Impa]], the current descendant of the retainers and nursemaid to the [[Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)|current Princess Zelda]], was shocked and took him to see the long-sleeping woman in the North Castle, explaining her story, and giving him a scroll which only those who bore the mark could read - a backup plan from the long-dead king, which explained that only a "young man with that character who has been brought up correctly, has gained many kinds of experiences and reached a certain age" would have the crest and could read the scroll. It explained why he had not passed the Triforce of Courage to his son, the resting place and conditions to | [[Impa]], the current descendant of the retainers and nursemaid to the [[Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)|current Princess Zelda]], was shocked and took him to see the long-sleeping woman in the North Castle, explaining her story, and giving him a scroll which only those who bore the mark could read - a backup plan from the long-dead king, which explained that only a "young man with that character who has been brought up correctly, has gained many kinds of experiences and reached a certain age" would have the crest and could read the scroll. It explained why he had not passed the Triforce of Courage to his son, the resting place and conditions to recover it, and the spell which he had cast to trigger the crest's appearance. | ||
Impa begged Link to take a set of [[crystal]]s to open the locks in the [[The Adventure of Link Dungeons|Palaces]] across what had once been the Kingdom of Hyrule, reunite the Triforce and use it to restore the elder Princess Zelda. Travelling across the land, he ultimately succeeded. On waking, amazed, Zelda called him | Impa begged Link to take a set of [[crystal]]s to open the locks in the [[The Adventure of Link Dungeons|Palaces]] across what had once been the Kingdom of Hyrule, reunite the Triforce and use it to restore the elder Princess Zelda. Travelling across the land, he ultimately succeeded. On waking, amazed, Zelda called him "a real hero" and she learned for a kiss. | ||
What happened afterward, including her relationship with her similarly-named descendant, is unknown. | What happened afterward, including her relationship with her similarly-named descendant, is unknown. | ||
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File:Link-Impa-Zelda.png|Impa shows Link the sleeping Zelda I. | File:Link-Impa-Zelda.png|Impa shows Link the sleeping Zelda I. | ||
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