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Hyrule was created out of chaos by the three [[Golden Goddesses]]. [[Din]], the Goddess of Power, created the land; [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]], the Goddess of Wisdom, imbued a spirit of law; and [[Farore]], the Goddess of Courage, created the life forms to live on the land and uphold the law. They then left their creation, leaving the [[Triforce]], a symbol of their immense power. It lay dormant in the [[Sacred Realm]], guarded by the goddess [[Hylia]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]'', pg. 70|The golden goddesses departed from the world they created and left the Triforce in care of the goddess Hylia.}}

[[File:Skyss.jpg|thumb|left|260px|View of the sky and Skyloft from Skyward Sword]]  

[[File:Door of Time.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The Spiritual Stones within the the Temple of Time]] {{Main|Era of Chaos}}  

In order to prevent people from gaining access to the Triforce, the Sage of Light, [[Rauru]], kept the reilic within the [[Temple of Light]] within the Sacred Realm. Guarding the entrance to the realm was the [[Temple of Time]], in which the pedestal to the Master Sword laid. The only way to enter the realm was to pull the Master Sword. However, the Sword was further guarded by the [[Door of Time]], which could only be opened if one were to obtain the three [[Spiritual Stones]].  

After a period of peace in Hyrule, a great evil threatened the land once again. It was at this moment that the [[Minish|Picori]] descended from the sky and gave the [[Hero of Men]] the [[Picori Blade]] and the [[Light Force]]. With the power of the force and the ancient blade, the Hero of Men was able to defeat the evil forces and seal them within the chest. The story become legend and was passed down through tales of Hyrule.  

[[File:Minish Cap Link.png|thumb|left|180px|Link from the Minish Cap]]  

Link was tasked with reforging the Picori Blade. To do this he must find four unique [[Elements (The Minish Cap)|Elements]]. With the assistance of the Picori and his companion [[Ezlo]], he finds the four elements across the land of Hyrule. With the four elements acquired, Link is able to reforge the blade, and it become the [[Four Sword]], the old lake that was once wielded by the Hero of Men. However, Vaati found out about the source of the ancient power he sought after, the Light Force. The powerful mage then broke into Hyrule Castle and intended to extract the power from the dormant Princess. Link, now with the Four Sword, fought through the cursed [[Dark Hyrule Castle|Castle]] and battled with the evil sorcerer Vaati. Link defeated Vaati and he restored Princess Zelda to her original form thus saving Hyrule from the dark forces and returning peace to the land.  

[[File:Ganondorf-Link.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Link battling Ganondorf from Ocarina of Time]]  

The child that the Deku Tree intended to look after was a young boy named Link. Link had been experiencing strange dreams and is summoned by [[Navi]] to go and see the Great Deku Tree. After Link rids the evil deep within him, the Deku Tree tells Link about [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] and the dark future that lies ahead. The Deku Tree also tasks Link with with taking the [[Kokiri's Emerald|Emerald of the Kokiri]] to Princess Zelda in Hyrule Castle. After sneaking past the guards, Link arrives at the courtyard where the Princess asks the Hero to find the other two Spiritual Stones, the [[Goron's Ruby]] and the [[Zora's Sapphire]]. After obtaining all of the stones Link encountered [[Impa]] and Zelda fleeing from Ganondorf, the young Princess was able to toss the [[Ocarina of Time]] time to Link.  

[[File:Knights of Hyrule.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Artwork of the Imprisoning War from A Link to the Past]]  

[[File:The-Coming-Of-The-Wizard.jpg|270px|thumb|left|The evil wizard Agahnim from A Link to the Past]]  

When Link awakens in the mysterious land of Holodrum, he is greeted by [[Din (Oracle)|Din]] who danced with him. However, darkness shrouded the land and Din was kidnapped by the general of darkness Onox. Upon the capturing of Din, the land of Holodrum was turned into a land of the four seasons. With the power of the [[Rod of Seasons]] Link was able to control each of the different seasons. Link must retrieve the eight [[Essences of Nature]] from their respective dungeons. After blessing the [[Maku Tree]] with the final Essence, the magical tree produced a [[Huge Maku Seed]]. With the seed, Link was able to infiltrate [[Onox's Castle]] and he confront the general. Upon defeating him, the Oracle Din is now saved and the seasons return to normal. However, after the defeat, one of the flames was lit, the Flame of Destruction.

Upon the defeat of both Onox and Veran, the Flame of Destruction and the Flame of Sorrow were lit. With one final flame remaining, Twinrova kidnapped Princess Zelda to prepare her for the sacrifice to revive the Demon King. However, Link, who now had both the power of Nayru, the Oracle of Ages, and Din, the Oracle of Seasons, challenged the evil sorcerers. After their defeat, the surrogate mothers of Ganon sacrificed themselves. However, since the ritual wasn't fully complete, Ganon appeared but was without intellect. The Hero defeated the mindless Demon King and saved Zelda while returning peace to both the lands of Holodrum and Labrynna.

After Link recovered his sword, he wanted to leave the island, but the villagers convince the Hero that there is nothing beyond the sea. A mysterious [[Owl]] told Link that in order to depart the island he must awake the [[Wind Fish]], who lays dormant on top of the island in his [[Wind Fish's Egg|Egg]]. In order to wake the fish, he told Link that he must obtain the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]].

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.

The hero had stayed in the Kingdom in hope to restore Hyrule to its former glory. One day a strange mark appeared on Link's hand. Link, who was now sixteen, passed down this information to Impa, who in shock took him to the North Castle. They found a mysterious chamber that was yet to be opened. The hero pressed the crest against the door, thus opening the chamber. Here Impa and Link found Princess Zelda I, who was in an eternal sleep due to the previous King's actions. Impa handed Link a scroll, which revealed the location of the Triforce of Courage within the [[Great Palace]]. She also entrusted Link with six [[Crystal]]s. Link traveled to the six palaces across the land and used the crystals to remove the barrier. After clearing all six palaces, Link traveled through the [[Valley of Death]] to reach the Palace, where he was put to the test by his own [[Dark Link|Shadow]]. Once defeated Link obtained the Triforce of Courage and set out  to reawaken the Princess. With the Triforce finally united, peace is restored to the Kingdom of Hyrule.

After the defeat of Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time, Princess Zelda sent Link back to relive his childhood. He was sent back seven years to the point where he first met Zelda in the [[Castle Courtyard]]. The hero, who now had proof of true Courage, told the Princess about Ganondorf. Now with proof of the future events, Zelda told the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|Royal Family]] about Ganondorf's plan. With the evil from the future now behind him, the Hero of Time set off on a new adventure. Before he left, Princess Zelda gave Link the Ocarina of Time, in order to prevent Ganondorf from gaining access to the Sacred Realm. Link then proceeded to retrieve his horse, [[Epona]], from [[Lon Lon Ranch]] before leaving the land of Hyrule to search for a past friend, Navi.

Several years after the events in Termina, the Demon thief Ganondorf was sent to the [[Arbiter's Grounds]], where he was imorisoned by the [[Ancient Sages]]. This was because of the Hero of Time's knowledge of future events. On the day of his execution, Ganondorf was chained and brought to the Mirror Chamber. The Sage of Water then readied the Sword of Light and impaled the evil demon. However, due to what one of the sages called a "divine prank",{{Ref|TP|1715|[[Ancient Sages]]}} the symbol of the Triforce of Power appeared on Ganondorf's hand, giving him a renewed strength and therefore preventing his death. Ganondorf broke free and killed the Sage of Water, and upon this action the Sages decided that the only solution was for Ganondorf to be sealed within the banished [[Twilight Realm]], via the [[Mirror of Twilight]].

[[File:TP Official Artwork.jpg|280px|thumb|left|Official Artwork from Twilight Princess]]  

[[File:FSA Official Artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Official Artwork from Four Swords Adventures]]  

After the events of Ocarina of Time, Link defeated the Demon King Ganon. Princess Zelda and the other six sages proceed to seal Ganon away. Now that the Demon King is sealed, Princess Zelda wanted Link to relive his childhood, so she sent him back to the point where he first met her using the [[Ocarina of Time]]. With the Hero of Time now sent back to the previous Era, Hyrule returned to its once peaceful state.  

[[File:WW-Prologue.jpg|thumb|270px|left|The tale of the lost Hero in the prologue to the Wind waker]]  

After Link defeated Ganondorf, he set out to explore the vast ocean with Tetra and the rest of her crew. A couple of months after they started their voyage, the ship entered the sea of the [[Ocean King]], as they wanted to investigate the myth about the mysterious [[Ghost Ship]]. It was not long till the Ghost Ship appeared and Tetra boarded ship in curiosity, however, she was taken away. Link tried to save Tetra but only found himself falling into depths of the ocean.  

Link washed up on the shore of [[Mercay Island]], where he befriended a fairy named [[Ciela]]. After speaking with her grandfather [[Oshus]], Link sets off in [[Linebeck]]'s [[S.S. Linebeck|Ship]] in search of The Ghost Ship. Link found the [[Leaf|Spirit of Power]] and the [[Neri|Spirit of Wisdom]], and Ciela revealsled herself to be the Spirit of Courage. With the three Spirits, Link successfully located the Ghost Ship and he rescued Tetra, who had been turned into stone. Oshus revealed himself as the Ocean King and told Link that this was the work of the evil phantom [[Bellum]], in order to defeat Bellum, Link found the three [[Pure Metals]]. Link obtained the [[Phantom Sword]] and with the help of the [[Phantom Hourglass]], he successfully navigated through the [[Temple of the Ocean King]]. After defeating Bellum, Link and Tetra awaken next to the Pirates Ship and find out only ten minutes had passed. Link was unsure if the adventure was a dream, however, he then saw Linebeck's ship off into the distance.