Eloze Timeline

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E L O Z E

According to the Book of Mudora, prior to the coming of the Golden Three the world is in a state of howling chaos and strife, dominated by ancient and nameless gods. Two are still remembered: the GerudoGoddess of the Sand, known to Hylians as Lady Chaos, and her dark consort known only as the FierceDeity.

0 year - Creation of Hyrule Din, Nayru and Farore, the golden goddesses, raise the land of Hyrule out of darkness and chaos. They bring to life five races of beings: the Hylians, Fairies, Gorons, Kokiri and Zoras. Each of these races isgifted with the virtues of courage, wisdom and power to raise them above the beasts. On their departure

from Hyrule, the goddesses leave behind an artifact known as the Triforce, imbued with the three virtues.

380 year Hyrule I becomes warrior-chieftain of a hill fort and settlement. Sporadic wars over the next six years end with a unified kingdom.

412 year Hyrule I dies. The little kingdom of Hyrule passes to his grandson, also named Hyrule. The neighbouringkingdoms of Parapa and Kasuto are conquered, uniting northern Hyrule under a single monarchy.

47 0 year Hyrule III crowned.

4 83 year Southward expansion by the Hyrulians causes strife with a nomadic tribal folk, the Sheikah, who inhabitthe thick forests of central and eastern Hyrule. Trouble between the two peoples continues on and off forover a century. The first Hyrule Castle is built - with wood - on the site of the original hill fort.

499 year A dark-skinned sailing folk cross the Far Sea to settle in barren, uninhabited country to the far west of


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Hyrule. The Gerudo will not encounter the Hylians until developing technology allows the forbiddingShadowed Mountains to be crossed.

5 0 5 year The University of Kasuto is founded. A new era of scholarship and discovery begins. Hyrule becomesrenowned, not only as a rich and stable kingdom, but as a center of learning.

56 0 year The sage-king Kaepora builds the Temple of Time and reconstructs much of Hyrule Town in stone,including the castle. In the new climate of enlightenment, old superstitions and religious taboos cometumbling down. Various efforts are now underway to discover and claim the legendary Triforce.

5 7 3 year First contact is made with the Gorons of Death Mountain. There are some skirmishes and small battles before a truce and general accord is struck. The Gorons become firm allies of the Hyrulian kings.

5 79 year - Th e War of S h adows The Sheikah tribes unite under the wizard-king Agahnim, who resurrects the worship of the Fierce Deity.In secret, Agahnim crafts a mask that is blessed by the dark god. In summer of 579 the Sheikah go to waragainst Hyrule. The spectre of the Fierce Deity, wielding the infamous Twisted Blade, strikes fear into thehearts of the Hylian armies. Northern and central Hyrule is laid waste and the city is sacked. The Hyliansare driven into the Celcarden mountains on the eastern edge of Hyrule. Agahnim becomes master of Hyrule; however, he does not enjoy power for long. In the mountains, the Gorons are hard at work,forging a very special sword...

5 8 5 year The Hylians, united with the Gorons and Zoras, defeat and decimate the Sheikah forces. RemorsefulSheikah survivors, sickened by the bloodshed and the worship of the dark god, swear to serve the Hyliankings henceforth. The Sheikah become an elite fighting force under the command of Arn I.

8 12 year Arn I begins to collect together prophetic texts that will eventually become the Book of Mudora. Researchinto the Triforce continues. At the same time, Hylian expansion begins to make inroads in the great bulk of Kokiri Forest. Central Hyrule is entirely cleared of forest and becomes farmland. The Kokiri andHylians are now aware of each other but the forest children stay well clear of the "giants" and retreatsteadily deeper into the woods, away from their destructive neighbours.

8 19 year Arn I sets his scheme in motion. Massive renovations are made to the Temple of Time according to theancient plan set out by Kaepora I. The Gorons aid in this, as well as in a much bigger project to wallHyrule Town in white stone. Bridges are stretched over Zora's River to replace the ancient ford.

8 5 0 year Arn II crowned. As a coronation gift the Gorons present the new king with an ocarina carved from a singlemassive crystal. The enchanted instrument becomes an heirloom of the kingdom.

88 4 year Sages under Queen Illumea I discover a piece of the Triforce secreted in a mysterious ruin deep withinKokiri Forest. The Triforce of Wisdom is borne back in triumph to Hyrule Town and installed in a tower of the castle.


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8 92 year Exploration of the Shadowed Mountains begins. Intrepid explorers report that another unknown race isliving in the land beyond. With the aid of Goron stonemasons, the Hylians begin to cut a pass through the western mountains.

99 3 year First contact is made with the Gerudo. Sheer hardship has made this people brutal and mercenary, andrelations are strained from the beginning. Some trade takes place at first, but as more and more of themountain passes are opened up, the Gerudo become bolder and begin to raid the fertile and comparatively defenceless lands of western Hyrule.

1 0 2 8 year - Th e First T riforce War The Gerudo, believing that the Triforce of Wisdom is the reason for Hyrule's fertility, declare war. The warrumbles on for two years as a series of running battles, and ends in an uneasy truce.

1 0 77 year The Triforce of Courage is discovered in a strange ruin on Death Mountain. The Gorons take it into theirkeeping. Relations between the Hylians and the Gorons become very uneasy.

1 08 1 year The Sage Rauru assembles the definitive Book of Mudora.

1 08 4 year - Th e Second T riforce War Led by King Hildesar, the Gerudo once more attack Hyrule - this time armed with the Triforce of Power.The war swiftly becomes a three-way one as the Gorons join in. Each race hopes to regain the full Triforce.The war drags on for a full seventeen years, causing devastation the like of which has never before beenseen. The Zoras and even the Kokiri are drawn in on one side or another. Hyrule is eventually victorious,acquiring the Triforce of Power from the vanquished Gerudo. Arn II of Hyrule meets with Darmani of theGorons, Deku of the Kokiri and Toto of the Zoras to discuss how such a war might be avoided in future.Magicians of each race place the Triforce in a place known henceforth as the Sacred Realm. The portal to

it is shut away behind the Door of Time and the jeweled "key" broken into three pieces. The Sword of theHyrulian kings seals the pathway.

122 0 year Impa of the Sheikahs is born.

14 3 7 year Hyrule VII strikes a truce with the Gerudo.

14 65 year Ganondorf Dragmire is born into a new world of peace and prosperity.

14 8 1 year Ganondorf defeats his royal father Galgabrand in ritual combat, as demanded by Gerudo custom, to become Ganondorf I. Ferociously intelligent, and raised in a climate of bridled resentment against Hylians,the young king embraces the black arts and studies ancient Sheikah lore. He swiftly learns of the Triforce.

14 8 6 year Princess Ruto is born to King Toto XIX and Queen Imri V of the Zoras.


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14 8 7 year Gerudo raiding bands once more plague western Hyrule, and range as far south as Lake Hylia. As a part of this disruption, a male child is orphaned and taken in by the Kokiri. A female is born to the HyrulianRoyal Family at much the same time; the new Crown Princess is named Zelda.

14 88 year Malon is born to Talon and Yusane of Lon Lon Ranch. Yusane dies two years afterwards when a sicknesssweeps northern Hyrule.

14 8 9 year Hyrule VII sends pointed messages to Ganondorf, who promises to put a stop to the raiding. Once againan uneasy peace descends.

1494 year Ganondorf travels to Hyrule Town, ostensibly to swear allegiance to the Hyrulian King. In reality he hopesto open the Door of Time and acquire the Triforce for himself. Learning of the "key", he seeks out thethree races chosen as guardians and attempts to persuade them to part with their pieces. The Kokiri,Gorons and Zoras all refuse. Ganondorf's actions result in the death of the Kokiri Forest guardian, theDeku Tree. As a result of this, the boy Link leaves the forest bearing his part of the "key"...

1494 year - J une 2nd Ganondorf secretly brings a Gerudo force into Hyrule Town. That night, King Hyrule VII is assassinated.Impa flees the castle with the young Princess Zelda. The boy Link opens the Door of Time and breaks theseal upon the Sacred Realm. Ganondorf has waited for this moment; he swiftly passes within and acquiresthe Triforce of Power - and a new name, Ganon. Several things now happen instantaneously. The boy Link is borne away to the Sacred Realm, where he is placed in an enchanted sleep. Bereft, the other two piecesof the Triforce seek out suitable avatars within which to dwell. In Hyrule, resistance to the Evil King isshort-lived, and soon the whole country is subjected to Ganon's rule. Here begin the Seven Dark Years.

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Link First flees Hyrule and enters the strange world of Termina.

149 5 year Link of the Gorons is born to Chief Darunia. (Little is known about Goron marital arrangements;presumably there must have been a female involved but her name has not come down to us).

1 5 03 year - J uly 12t h Link First returns to Hyrule, aided by the sage Rauru and other spirits of the Sacred Realm, and begins hisquest to defeat the Evil King.

1 5 03 year - J uly 18t h Dark Link is brought into being, in the Water Temple, when Link First is tricked into striking his ownshadow with the Sword of Evil's Bane.


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1 5 03 year - J uly 21st With the help of the disguised Zelda I, the Hero of Time awakens six people totheir destinies as sages. Each sage creates a medallion imbued with elementalpower. Link First uses the medallions to enter Ganon's fortress and faces theEvil King in single combat. However, he is unable to vanquish Ganon even withthe help of the sages. Ganon is sealed within the Sacred Realm, whichsubsequently becomes the Dark World. Zelda I returns Link First to his owntime.

1 5 03 year - J uly 30t h The adult Link First returns to Hyrule by coming over the Celcarden mountains. He is accompanied by Kafei Dotour, the Zoran bard Japas, and the fairy Tatl.

1 5 0 4 year Link First weds Malon daughter of Talon. Hyrule begins to recover from the damage caused by the SevenDark Years.

1 5 08 year Link First and Zelda I discuss the future. As a result of this conversation, Link First labours to set up asecret order that will preserve the knowledge of the Triforce in the centuries to come.

1 5 77 year Malon dies. The aged Link First returns to Kokiri Forest and thence vanishes quietly out of history. Withhis passing, the Age of Legends is deemed to be over.

1 6 30 year After several very poor harvests, Ella, granddaughter of Link First, sells the Lon Lon lands to the Crownand removes the entire family to Calatia.

1 6 8 2 year A program of civic reform removes the last traces of Ganon's ravages. The shattered remains of old HyruleCastle are pulled down and a much larger, stronger edifice is constructed on the north side of HyruleTown, using some of the salvaged stone. Creatively, the new building is named North Castle.

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Crown Prince Lysander is born.

17 8 2 year Zelda II is born.

17 83 year A boy named Link is born in Calatia.


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1 8 11 year Link Second leads a group of Hyrulian heroes in search of Dark Link. The evil shadow evades capture timeand time again, and at last the warriors return depleted and empty-handed, having lost the trail in thesnowy wastes of Lotharia.

1 8 1 8 year Dark Link passes into Calatia and begins a systematic genocide of all those related to the Hero of Time.This continues until Link Second returns to Calatia and defeats his doppelganger. Unfortunately theshadow's physical form is all that is slain. Disembodied but by no means powerless, Dark Link fleesnorthward once more and takes refuge in the Underworld.

1 8 19 year New Kasuto is built two miles south-west of the ruins of the old town. Although a thriving community, itretains little of its former majesty.

1 8 2 0 year Link Second places the Master Sword in a shrine in the Lost Woods, so that Ganon's henchmen will not beable to find it so easily. After this he returns to Calatia.

1 8 24 year Lysander dies. Zelda II is crowned Queen.

19 8 4 year Queen Hera I orders construction of a guard tower that will watch Death Mountain for signs of monstrousactivity. The Tower of Hera takes eight years to complete.

2 0 5 2 year After rumbling ominously for several years, Death Mountain erupts. Although the eruption is a small one,the Tower of Hera is engulfed in poisonous fumes and an entire garrison is killed. Hera I orders the towerto be abandoned; in any case, no monsters have been sighted in Hyrule for over a century. Gradually theHyrulians let down their guard.

2 08 4 year Link Third is born in Calatia. In the same year Princess Zelda III is born in Hyrule.

2 0 91 year Hyrule falls into chaos, with plagues and natural disasters ravaging the land.

2 0 99 year A mysterious wizard named Agahnim--really the ancient Sheikah sorceror, resurrected by Ganon's magic--offers his services to Harkinian III, claiming that he alone can stop the destruction. The grateful king

accepts. After insinuating himself into a position of power, Agahnim overthrows the king and embarks ona program of systematic murder to remove descendants of the ancient Heroes.


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21 0 2 year Link Third travels to Hyrule to put a stop to Agahnim's scheming. After a longquest he recovers the Master Sword from the Lost Woods. With the Sword of Evil's Bane, Link Third vanquishes Agahnim and then travels to the Dark World to face Ganon's ghost. He prevents Ganon from rising, and recovers allthree parts of the Triforce. With the power of the united Triforce, Hyrule entersa Golden Age. Link Third moves his family from Calatia back to Hyrule.

21 0 6 year Link Third leaves Hyrule to sail across the Far Sea. He never returns.

2129 year Zelda III ascends the throne. Her first action is to begin a programme of civic reform, rebuilding theHyrulian capital once again. Hyrule City becomes known as the White City for its beauty and splendour.

21 30 year Zelda III splits the Triforce into three once more, and separates the pieces for safety. The Triforce of Wisdom is kept in a tower of North Castle. The other two pieces are placed in towers at the edges of Hyrule to protect the kingdom.

21 6 9 year - Th e Th ird T riforce War Other countries become increasingly jealous of Hyrule's prosperity. Eventually Hyrule is attacked by theallied southern kingdoms of Calatia and Sosaria, and the northern kingdom of Lotharia attempts to profitfrom the disruption. The entire continent swiftly descends into bitter strife. When the dust clears nine years later, a technically victorious Hyrule is in ruins. Calatia is utterly defeated and becomes a Hyrulianprovince. Lotharia changes sides, and Sosaria finally surrenders, but is allowed to keep its independence.The location of the Master Sword is forgotten in the chaos, and, most bitterly, the Triforces of Power andCourage are also lost...

217 8 year By now an elderly woman, Queen Zelda III sets in progress a scheme to reconstruct the shattered country.New towns are built and named after ancient sages.

21 8 2 year - O ctober Hyrule mourns for a month when Zelda III dies. Her death marks the end of the Middle Kingdom age.Harkinian V is crowned.

2 38 7 year In a climate of steadily increasing disturbances, Dark Link reappears. With the aid of a Sheikah sorceressnamed Sepultura, he hunts down and kills the Hero's entire family so that Ganon will be able to rise without opposition. Unfortunately for Ganon, a two-month old child is overlooked. Friends of the family rush Link Fourth out of Hyrule and bring him up in an obscure Calatian village. He is not told of his trueidentity.


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2 388 year - A ugust Zelda Fourth is born in Hyrule. The Princess's mother dies in childbirth, and a woman named Impa isemployed as a wet-nurse.

2 3 92 year Monsters begin to spread outwards from Death Mountain. Recognising the signs and determined not to be caught unawares, Harkinian VII expands the army and fortifies the larger towns.

2 3 94 year An earthquake devastates Kakariko, which is already in trouble thanks to the large numbers of monstersflooding out of Death Mountain. The area is abandoned to the monsters. Dark Link begins to build up apower base in the Underworld, in preparation for his master's return.

24 03 year - February A noonday eclipse plunges Hyrule into darkness for several minutes.

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The Triforce of Power reappears - in the hands of Ganon, who returns to Hyrule in the form of a two-legged boar. From his domain in the Underworld, Ganon takes over the Death Mountain area, but doesnot launch a frontal attack on Hyrule at this time. A period of very uneasy coexistence begins.

24 03 year - A ugust On her sixteenth birthday Zelda IV inherits the Triforce of Wisdom. Fearing that Ganon will steal it, she breaks it into sixteen pieces and sends Impa to search across the continent for the Hero of the generation.Ganon sends Dark Link to capture Zelda, and imprisons her in Death Mountain when she will not revealthe location of the Triforce.

24 0 4 year - N ovember Impa makes her way to Calatia and asks Link Fourth for aid. He travels toHyrule, recovers all the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom and defeats Ganononce again, discovering in the process that he is the bearer of the Triforce of Courage. However, without the Sword of Evil's Bane he cannot defeat Ganon, who escapes into the Underworld. The uneasy truce resumes.

24 0 5 year - J anuary Link Fourth leads a force of Hyrulian soldiers to Death Mountain, where they discover the source of themonsters. Link Fourth breaks the Evil Jar.

24 0 5 year - J une Link Fourth has his final showdown with Ganon and recovers the Triforce of Power. With the unitedTriforce Link and Zelda wish for Ganon to banished to the Dark World once again. After granting the wishthe Triforce returns to the Temple of Light within the Dark World.

24 08 year - J une New monsters begin to be sighted around Death Mountain. At the same time, attempts are made on thelives of Link and Zelda but the assassin proves elusive. It is eventually discovered that Dark Link isresponsible. Link and Zelda craft a magical mirror. After a long and elusive quest, they finally succeed inimprisoning the evil shadow.


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2411 year - February Harkinian VII dies, and Zelda IV is crowned Queen. Years of peace follow.

2412 year Zelda IV marries a Lotharian duke.

241 3 year Link Fourth returns to Calatia and settles down in the village of Haven. He weds a local woman.

2477 year Zelda IV's son Lore is born.

249 0 year Link Fourth's first and only son is born. The child is named Arn.

2 55 0 year Zelda IV dies. Lore I is crowned.

2 6 2 0 year Lore I dies in a fall from his horse. His son Harkinian VIII is crowned.

2 6 8 1 year - February Galdenor Dragmire is born in Gaelaidh.

2 6 8 7 year - J une Link Fifth is born in Calatia. Three days later, Zelda Fifth is born in Hyrule.

2 6 88 year - M arc h Sofia Dragmire is born in Gaelaidh.

2 6 94 year - September Link Fourth dies.

2 6 99 year The sorceress Sepultura searches the Underworld and acquires a piece of cloth stained with Link Fourth's blood. She uses the blood to resurrect Ganon's physical body within Hyrule. Once again he is the GerudoKing, Ganondorf. As an unexpected side-effect, Sepultura falls in love with Ganondorf!

27 0 2 year - J anuary The old pattern reasserts itself as monsters spread out of Death Mountain into the surroundingcountryside. Harkinian VIII at first refuses to believe in the old legends, but soon changes his mind.

27 0 2 year - February It begins to be whispered in Hyrule that Ganon is back.

27 0 2 year - M ay Harkinian VIII writes a letter to the Hero and dispatches it in the direction of Calatia. It never reaches itsdestination as the messenger is waylaid by monsters.


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27 03 year Link Fifth hears of trouble in the north, and travels to Hyrule. He is just in time. Although Link Fifth doesnot possess the Master Sword, Ganondorf does not possess the Triforce of Power, so the match is a littlemore even. After chasing Ganondorf through half of Hyrule, Link Fifth defeats his nemesis on a peak of Death Mountain, and Ganondorf's spirit returns once more to the Dark World, bodiless and defeated.Link Fifth goes quietly back to Calatia.

27 0 4 year Princess Zelda V writes a letter to Link Fifth...

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