History of Hyrule
~Finally Revealed, The Genealogy of the Legend~
The Timeline of Hyrule, Kingdom of the Gods………………………..68
The Legend of Gods and the Hero of Time……………………………….70
The Downfall of Hyrule and the last Hero……………………………..92
The Twilight Realm and the Hero’s Descendant…………………… 110
The Hero of Wind and the New World…………………………………..122
The Table of Content's Breakdown, by Duckroll from NG:
Detailed Skyward Sword stuff broken into various sections: 67 pages
The World of Hyrule detailed in several sections including a timeline: 70 pages
Artwork for the individual games:
Legend of Zelda – 4 pages
Link’s Adventure & Link to the Past – 2 pages
Link’s Awakening – 1 page
Ocarina of Time – 6 pages
Majora’s Mask – 3 pages
Wind Waker – 10 pages
Oracle series – 6 pages
Twilight Princess – 32 pages
Phantom Hourglass – 4 pages
Spirit Tracks – 22 pages
The rest of the book contains an evolution of Link’s character designs over the years, a catalog of Zelda games, and some other extra stuff.
What it says about Sheik and Zelda on 'page 11' by Rina
"It just says that the "...Goddess' Harp in this game looks very similar to the harp Sheik has in (the historically following) OoT..", and then the speculation is that it might be the same one "
"If my Japanese is correct (and probably it isn't) I think that's not the actual manga, but some sort of special 32 pages episode.
And judging by the page on the right, it seems to be a prologue. That will not be Zelda, but Goddess Hylia. And that wouldn't be SS Link nor OOT Link. He seems to be... another Link. I guess he will be supposed to Link's original incarnation. "
“She says she’s Hylia the White Goddess right after some humans mistook the Loftwing (which also appears to be some sort of god) for a monster. Hylia and the Loftwing seem to be looking for someone, that era’s “chosen hero” I’d guess. It’s set before Skyward Sword obviously.”
Melora's History of Hyrule site as posted up some preview images of Hyrule Historia, including 4 pages from the timeline section. It looks like it might be more detailed than I ever thought...
Here is the important text:
Twilight Realm and the Hero's Descendants
Link, the Hero of Time, was victorious and Ganon's seal was successful. He returned to his original time and met with Princess Zelda, and a different history was spun.
Another History of the Hyrule Kingdom
Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):
Ocarina of Time:
The Hero of Time's Return
By rewinding the time of his 7 years sleep with Zelda's power, Link returned to his original time.
He now went to Hyrule Castle's courtyard. Princess Zelda was watching Ganondorf as before when they first met.
Notice of the Future
Link told Princess Zelda what will happen in the future. She listened and so to prevent Ganondorf from entering the Sacred Realm, entrusted Link with the Ocarina of Time and instructed him to leave with it.
This time, the back of Link's hand was shining with the proof of the Triforce of Courage. Finished with the battle with evil from the future world, the hero carried the burden of the secret journey.
Majora's Mask:
Link's Departure
Link borrowed Epona from Lon Lon Ranch. And after several months of wandering looking for his past friend Navi, he was lost in a mysterious forest where there was a way to the parallel universe called Termina.
Right side column text:
The Hero's Return
The place where Link returned was the Temple of Time. The Master Sword remained stuck before the time the Sacred Realm was opened. His friend Navi disappeared into the sky, and Link walked into the new history.
Triforce of Courage
The proof of courage was carried on the back of Link's hand. Since Ganondorf was sealed away with the Triforce of Power, the Triforce remained with the chosen ones of the Gods.
Dark Clouds Threaten Hyrule
Meanwhile, the Hyrule Kingdom, with Princess Zelda's knowledge of future events from Link, the Hero of Time, accused Ganondorf of allowing the destruction of Hyrule.
Several years later, Ganondorf, the dreaded demon thief who had acquired evil magic, was to be executed at last.
The Arbiter's Grounds and the Mirror of Twilight
In the Arbiter's Grounds, Ganondorf was executed by six sages. However, Ganondorf was elected to not die by the Triforce of Power, and killed one of the sages. Panicking, the sages used the Mirror of Twilight to exile Ganondorf in the Twilight Realm.
At this time the sages were given the mission by the Gods to protect the Mirror of Twilight.
However, Ganondorf's malice went with him into the Twilight Realm, which threw the Twilight Realm into disorder.
Bottom text:
History of the Twilight Realm
In ancient times, the people were deeply religious and the world had long been at peace. But, eventually there was conflict over the Sacred Realm, Hyrule. Among the people, those appeared who excelled at black magic and with their super powerful evil magic tried to govern the Sacred Realm.
The Gods sent the four Light Spirits, who then sealed away the Fused Shadows. Additionally, they used the Mirror of Twilight to exile them to the Twilight Realm so that they would never be able to interact with the World of Light. The people living in the Twilight, came to be called the Twili.
Right Side Column:
Demon Thief Ganondorf
Carrying the proof of the Triforce of Courage, Ganondorf acquired evil magic. This time axis's Ganondorf, who thought the Triforce of the Sacred Realm was untouched, concluded there must have been some disturbance since Link returned home with the Triforce of Courage.
The Sages
More information of this time's sages like their names are unknown. From the emblems depicted on the sage's clothing they are known to be sages of light, forest, fire, water, shadow, and spirit.
Ganondorf's Malice
Ganondorf's malice increased from his wicked heart and hatred.
Here's the first page of the Majora's Mask section. I didn't feel like editing the picture in paint, but it's pretty obvious where everything goes, I think. Nothing new unfortunately. Just a summary of the first part of the game. My only hope is that once we have all the pages of this together it will actually form one long coherent narrative of the whole Zelda story.
Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):
Ocarina of Time:
Turmoil in Termina, the Parallel Universe
A World Destroyed After 3 Days
In Termina, the moon was gradually falling and in 3 days would destroy Termina. The child spirit called Skull Kid had stolen "Majora's Mask" from the traveling mask salesman, but the mask's terrible power was beyond the scope of a prank and it had an effect all over Termina.
Skull Kid mischievously stole the Ocarina of Time and Epona from Link and Link was changed into the form of a Deku.
A New Friend
After retrieving the Ocarina of Time, Link was able to return to his original form by the mask salesman who asked for Link to retrieve Majora's Mask in return. Concerned by Skull Kid's demeanor, Tatl also decided to help stop his excessive mischief.
Right Column Text:
Termina
In this strange different world, there are many people who look similar to the people of Hyrule.
The Sisters Cremia and Romani resemble Hyrule's Malon
Majora's Mask
This ominous mask was used in ancient magic.
The Fairy Tatl
Together with her brother Tael, this fairy hung around the mischievous Skull Kid. After being left behind after Skull Kid fled from Link, Link and she worked together.
Lower text:
Termina's 4 Regions
There was a central town called Clocktown with a clock tower, and there were different regions in each cardinal direction: the swamp of the Woodfall Region, the mountain of the Snowhead Region, the sea of the Great Bay region, and the valley of the Ikana Region. The Ikana Kingdom having been destroyed, each region was ruled by a different tribe.
The Dead of the Ikana Region
The Deku Tribe of the Woodfall Region
The Goron Tribe of the Snowhead Region
The Zora Tribe of the Great Bay Region
(The Zora Band, The Indigo-Go's)
I'm going to take a leap and say this almost completely confirmed for the following reasons:
Here are the headings under the the timeline chapter in the book:
神の国ハイラルの年代記 …………… 68
Chronology of God's Country Hyrule
神々の伝承と時の勇者 ……………… 70
Traditions of the Gods and Hero of Time
ハイラルの衰退と最後の勇者 ……… 92
Decline of Hyrule and Last Hero
影の世界と勇者の末裔 ……………… 110
Twilight Realm and Hero's Descendants
風の勇者と新しい世界 ……………… 122
Hero of Wind and the New World
We have confirmed pages stating that the child ending of Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Twilight Princess all take place during "Twilight Realm and Hero's Descendants",
And we have confirmed pages showing the Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link under "Decline of Hyrule and Last Hero".
I assume that since the "Chronology of God's Country Hyrule" is only 2 pages it has a chart of the timeline that is later gone into detail in the subsequent sections. Of which there happen to be 4 which correspond with what the Korean dude has posted is the timeline, corroborated by talk on Japanese message boards.
This is 99% proof. The only thing we are missing are the (probably 1 paragraph long) explanations between each game bridging the gaps, like we saw between OoT and MM in the pages I translated.
There would have to be an Asian conspiracy otherwise.
p.110-113 Fully Translated. That wraps up everything I can do until we get some scans. I think this should be error free, but I'm bad about missing typos, so let me know if you see anything that looks weird!
Page 110
Twilight Realm and the Hero's Descendants
Link, the Hero of Time, was victorious and Ganon's seal was successful. He returned to his original time and met with Princess Zelda, and a different history was spun.
Left Column:
Another History of the Hyrule Kingdom
Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):
Ocarina of Time:
The Hero of Time's Return
By rewinding the time of his 7 years sleep with Zelda's power, Link returned to his original time.
He now went to Hyrule Castle's courtyard. Princess Zelda was watching Ganondorf as before when they first met.
Notice of the Future
Link told Princess Zelda what will happen in the future. She listened and so to prevent Ganondorf from entering the Sacred Realm, entrusted Link with the Ocarina of Time and instructed him to leave with it.
This time, the back of Link's hand was shining with the proof of the Triforce of Courage. Finished with the battle with evil from the future world, the hero carried the burden of the secret journey.
Majora's Mask:
Link's Departure
Link borrowed Epona from Lon Lon Ranch. And after several months of wandering looking for his past friend Navi, he was lost in a mysterious forest where there was a way to the parallel universe called Termina.
Right Column:
The Hero's Return
The place where Link returned was the Temple of Time. The Master Sword remained stuck before the time the Sacred Realm was opened. His friend Navi disappeared into the sky, and Link walked into the new history.
Triforce of Courage
The proof of courage was carried on the back of Link's hand. Since Ganondorf was sealed away with the Triforce of Power, the Triforce remained with the chosen ones of the Gods.
Image Captions:
Navi Leaves
Meeting Princess Zelda
Link and Epona
Link
Link Carrying the Hero's Crest
Page 111
Left Column:
Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):
Majora's Mask:
Turmoil in Termina, the Parallel Universe
A World Destroyed After 3 Days
In Termina, the moon was gradually falling and in 3 days Termina would be destroyed. The child spirit called Skull Kid had stolen "Majora's Mask" from the traveling mask salesman, but the mask's terrible power was beyond the scope of the prank and it had an effect all over Termina.
Skull Kid mischievously stole the Ocarina of Time and Epona from Link and he was changed into the form of a Deku.
A New Friend
After retrieving the Ocarina of Time, Link was able to return to his original form by the mask salesman. He asked for Link to retrieve Majora's Mask in return. Concerned with Skull Kid's demeanor, Tatl also decided to help stop his excessive mischief.
Right Column:
Termina
In this strange different world, there were many people who looked similar to the people of Hyrule.
Majora's Mask
This ominous mask was used in ancient magic.
The Fairy Tatl
Together with her brother Tael, this fairy was hanging around the mischievous Skull Kid. After being left behind when Skull Kid fled from Link, she and Link worked together.
Bottom:
Termina's 4 Regions
In the middle there was a town called Clocktown with a clock tower, and there were different regions in each cardinal direction: the swamp of the Woodfall Region, the mountain of the Snowhead Region, the sea of the Great Bay region, and the valley of the Ikana Region. Since the Ikana Kingdom was destroyed, each region was ruled by a different tribe.
Image Captions:
Skull Kid and the Fairy Tael
Deku Link
Link and the Fairy Tatl
Mask Salesman
The Sisters Cremia and Romani resembled Hyrule's Malon
The Dead of the Ikana Region
The Deku Tribe of the Woodfall Region
The Goron Tribe of the Snowhead Region
The Zora Tribe of the Great Bay Region (The Zora Band, The Indigo-Go's)
Page 112:
Left Column:
Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):
Majora's Mask:
Unrest Hung in the Air of Clocktown
Link set out into the town called Clocktown. 3 days before the carnival there was disorder because the moon was falling. Day by day the moon grew larger.
Using the Ocarina of Time, Link was able to rewind three days before the moon fell. One by one, he received a mysterious mask for resolving each of the world's disasters and woke the four legendary sleeping giants.
The Four Giants and Majora's Mask
The fateful day. The four giants reach out their arms and grab the moon and halting the descent.
But the mastermind of the plot was Majora's Mask itself, who had been manipulating Skull Kid. Link pursued Majora's Mask inside the moon. Finally he fought a strange battle, transforming into the form of a Fierce Diety to exterminate Majora.
Majora's Mask was returned to the hands of the mask salesman, and the moon's terror vanished from the world.
On the night of the 3rd day, Clocktown celebrated safely and enjoyed the festival. The people Link had assisted were happy.
After the adventure in Termina, his subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Right Column:
Mysterious Masks
They hold the souls of the dead, and when the mask is worn it changes the form of the wearer into that being's appearance. The masks transformed Link, allowing him to use abilities he couldn't as a human. Link also became the form of a Deku whose soul was lost in the forest connecting Termina and Hyrule.
Legend of the Giants
Skull Kid was friends with the guardian deities of each land. When they left on a mission to their lands, Skull Kid thought he had been abandoned and rampaged with Majora's Mask.
Bottom:
Clocktown and the Mayor's Family
In the heart of Termina, there was a large clock tower built in the center of town. The annual carnival was crowded with tourists from everywhere. The town was governed by the mayor's family, who were waiting on the marriage of Anju and Kafei, whose appearance Skull Kid had transformed into that of a child.
Image Captions:
Clocktown
Link using a mask
Zora Link
Goron Link
Fierce Deity Link
Skull Kid and the Moon
The Mayor
Madame Aroma
Kafei, changed into appearance of a child
Anju, his Fiancee
Page 113
Left Column:
Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):
Twilight Princess:
The Demon Thief Ganondorf's Execution
Dark Clouds Threaten Hyrule
Meanwhile, the Hyrule Kingdom, with Princess Zelda's knowledge of future events from Link, the Hero of Time, accused Ganondorf of allowing the destruction of Hyrule.
Several years later, Ganondorf, the dreaded demon thief who had acquired evil magic, was to be executed at last.
The Arbiter's Grounds and the Mirror of Twilight
In the Arbiter's Grounds, Ganondorf was executed by six sages. However, Ganondorf was elected to not die by the Triforce of Power, and killed one of the sages. Panicking, the sages used the Mirror of Twilight to exile Ganondorf in the Twilight Realm.
At this time the sages were given the mission by the Gods to protect the Mirror of Twilight.
However, Ganondorf's malice went with him into the Twilight Realm, which threw the Twilight Realm into disorder.
Right Column:
Demon Thief Ganondorf
Carrying the proof of the Triforce of Power, Ganondorf acquired evil magic. This time axis's Ganondorf, who thought the Triforce of the Sacred Realm was untouched, concluded there must have been some disturbance since Link returned home with the Triforce of Courage.
Sages
More information of this time's sages like their names are unknown. From the emblems depicted on the sage's clothing they are known to be sages of light, forest, fire, water, shadow, and spirit.
Ganondorf's Malice
Ganondorf's malice increased from his wicked heart and hatred.
Bottom:
History of the Twilight Realm
In ancient times, the people were deeply religious and the world had long been at peace. But, eventually there was conflict over the Sacred Realm, Hyrule. Among the people, those appeared who excelled at black magic and with their super powerful evil magic tried to govern the Sacred Realm.
The Gods sent the four Light Spirits, who then sealed away the Fused Shadows. Additionally, they used the Mirror of Twilight to exile them to the Twilight Realm so that they would never be able to interact with the World of Light. The people living in the Twilight, came to be called the Twili.
Image captions:
Ganondorf
Sage
Ganondorf's Execution
Exiled in the Mirror of Twilight
Take it up with longtime Zelda developer Eiji Aonuma. The cover states that he is the supervising editor of the book, which lends the timeline a significant degree of legitimacy.
Other Tidbits
The following information is taken from other scanned preview pages. The Legend of Zelda & Adventure of Link page is low-resolution and hard to read, so I translated what I could make out.
Ocarina of Time & Majora’s Mask:
-Link is sent back from the future at the end of OoT, becomes a child again
-Child Link goes to see Zelda, warns her of what happens in the future
-Zelda gives Link the Ocarina of Time, tells him to go far away so Ganondorf doesn’t access Sacred Realm
-Thus, Link leaves on a secret journey
-Borrows Epona from Lon Lon Ranch
-After a few months, goes to look for Navi
-Gets lost in a mysterious forest, then arrives in Termina
-After MM ends, Link leaves Termina, his whereabouts after that are unknown.
The Legend of Zelda & Adventure of Link:
-At the end of LoZ, peace returns to Hyrule
-Link remains in Hyrule
-However, Hyrule is ??? by the henchmen of the evil king Ganon, who are plotting to revive him
-AoL begins
Etcetera:
-The Deku Mask does indeed contain the soul of the Deku Scrub who died in the forest connecting Hyrule and Termina
-Not much is known about the Sages from TP except that they represent different elements due to the marks on their clothes
After Link dies in Ocarina of Time, Ganon obtains the entire Triforce. The Seven Sages seal away Ganon and the whole Triforce as a last resort, but villains with their eyes on the Triforce make for the Sacred Realm, which eventually turns into the Dark World and is filled with evil power. The Seven Sages then try to seal away the Sacred Realm itself, but end up fighting with monsters. This is the Imprisoning/Sealing War of A Link to the Past.
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The origin of Impa's name was revealed in the new Zelda history book, Hyrule Historia.
Miyamoto explained that Impa's name comes from the word impart, due to the fact that she imparts the legend of Zelda.
In the same section of the preface, Miyamoto re-explained the origins of both Zelda and Link's names. When creating the character Zelda, Miyamoto knew he wanted it to be "Legend of" something. He also knew he wanted the character to be a timeless beauty. Zelda was suggested because a famous writer's wife, known for her beauty, had this name (Zelda Fitzgerald). Miyamoto liked it, so he continued to use it.
Link is supposed to be a character that links the energy throughout the world and transcends time, hence the character was named Link.
And I'll leave you with my new favorite thing, the Official Hairline by Louisa of Velharthis
