The Tragedy of Princess Zelda I

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The Tragedy of Princess Zelda I
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Described in The Adventure of Link

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Between A Link to the Past and The Adventure of Link

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The Tragedy of Princess Zelda I refers to the series of events that leads up to a sleeping spell being cast on the Princess Zelda seen in The Adventure of Link. This was originally intended to explain the "legend of Zelda," with the Prince of Hyrule issuing a decree that all princesses should be named "Zelda." However, this princess's position as the first Zelda has been retconned according to Hyrule Historia, and the "legend of Zelda" has been replaced with the story in Skyward Sword.

Hiding the Triforce of Courage

After the events of A Link to the Past, the Triforce returned to the hands of the Hylian Royal Family and the kingdom experienced an age of prosperity. The Triforce was passed down from generation to generation until one king deemed his son unworthy to wield the responsibility of the Triforce. Rather than have its full power corrupt the prince, he hid the Triforce of Courage so the prince could only inherit the Triforce in part. He also cast a spell such that when someone worthy of the Triforce appeared, the mark of the Triforce would appear on on his hand.

The Wizard

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 Princess Zelda new the location of the relic. The King seeked for the Princess and when found, he demanded the location of the Triforce of Courageibut. However Zelda kept the secret in honour of her farther and the good of Hyrule. In fury, the King put Zelda to an eternal sleep. However soon after, the King regretted his mistake and took the Princess to the North Castle where she lay rest. The King then stated that every Princess following were to be named after Zelda. 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.