Golden Era: Difference between revisions

| when      = After ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''<br>Before [[The Tragedy of Princess Zelda I]]  

With the initial defeat of Ganon, the Kingdom of Hyrule entered a period of prosperity. The King's of Hyrule that followed used the [[Triforce of Courage]], [[Triforce of Wisdom|Wisdom]] and [[Triforce of Power|Power]] to maintain order within the land.{{Ref|pg. 104|After the Demon King Ganon was vanquished, generation after generation, the kings of Hyrule maintained the order using the Triforce of Power, Wisdom and Courage that was handed down to the royal family.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} These legendary relics were passed down through the [[Royal Family of Hyrule]]. It was said that, in order to use the Triforce effectively, that one's heart had to be true and they have a special inborn aptitude.{{Ref|pg. 104|In order to use the Triforce correctly, it is necessary a personality with no evil heart and a special inborn aptitude.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} Due to the Kings that followed, the Kingdom began to flourish.{{Ref|pg. 104|Thanks to the existence of the kings who handled the power of the Triforce, the kingdom developed and prospered.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}  

There was said to be a Great King within this era. This King was concerned that the Triforce might be misused after his death and he began to grow wary.{{Ref|pg. 104|A great king that used the power of the Triforce was concerned that it could be misused after his death.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} In order to counter this, the King hid the Triforce of Courage,{{Ref |pg. 104|Because of that, the king hid the Triforce of Courage|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} so that the following King would only be able to hold two pieces of the Triforce. One of the heirs to the throne was the King's son, the [[Prince of Hyrule]].{{Ref|pg. 104|The king had a prince and a princess as his successors|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} However the King was suspicious of his character and aptitude, instead he trusted [[Princess Zelda|Princess Zelda I]] with the secret to the location of the Triforce of Courage.{{Ref|pg. 104|but he was concerned about the prince’s character and aptitude and told the secret of the Triforce to Princess Zelda, since he detected that she had a better aptitude than the prince.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}  

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