The Legend of Zelda Timeline Story & Lore, Explained
The Kingdom of Hyrule’s Creation
(The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Many years passed, and the people of the sky continued to live peacefully until the 25th anniversary of the Knight Academy, when a young girl named Zelda was captured by a Demon Lord known as Ghirihim. After this, the Goddess Hylia bestowed upon one of her followers, Link, the Goddess Sword and a companion known as Fi to aid in rescuing Zelda and stop Ghirihim from freeing Demise. After vanquishing an army of beasts, scouring every dungeon, and claiming the powerful Master Sword, Link chases Ghirihim into the past.
Sadly, Link was not able to stop Ghirihim from reviving Demise, who upon returning consumes Zelda as a powerful beast known as The Imprisoned. Shifting back to his normal appearance, Demise explains to Link that he plans on dominating the world. However, he agrees to duel Link to the death, and after a long and dangerous battle, becomes mortally wounded. Before he is killed, Demise explains that despite this loss, his power will be reborn in the form of another being (Ganon) and that this cycle will continue. He is then destroyed, with his remains fusing into the Master Sword that is then returned to the Temple of the Goddess in Skyloft.
The world is then warped and cleansed by the Golden Goddess and Hylia, which eventually led to the general populace and species returning to the land once more. However, to protect the world from the immense power that was the Triforce and the Master Sword, both were separated and sealed away in different locations. The Master Sword was sealed behind the Door of Time in the Temple of Light by a powerful sage known as Rauru. The keys, three spiritual stones, were then scattered, making it nearly impossible for someone to break the seal and obtain the sword. As for the Triforce, it was sent to the Sacred Realm, which is effectively an alternate world meant to keep this item out of evil’s hands.
The family destined to oversee these artifacts of power were considered to have the blood of Hylia, and were responsible for officially establishing the kingdom of Hyrule. Charged with watching over both the Triforce and the Master Sword, the royal family ruled over the land, with each subsequent queen being named Zelda in honor of the world’s founding.
