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''Any die-hard fan of The Legend of Zelda knows there is a widely=accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity. The history presented on this page is intended to be a redesign of this timeline that provides a DM with the means to combine many different aspects from different Zelda games into one campaign. If the DM intends to base a campaign off a recreation of one specific game, such as Ocarina of Time or The Wind Waker, then it may be best to ignore this timeline entirely.''

So far in Hyrulean history, yearly historical dates are rarely found and rarely reliable. Historians have managed to keep a chronology of events that shaped the [[Light World]] we know today, but the exact number of years which transpired between these events is usually an approximation, and sometimes completely unknown. The most credible theories group history into eight eras.

==Modern Era==
The current day is estimated to be at a least thousand years after the end of the [[Era of Demise]]; after the death of [[Demise]] and the descent of [[Skyloft]].

==Era of Rebirth==
==Era of Decline==
==Era of Enlightenment==
==Era of Demise==
This most cataclysmic time in the history of the [[Light World]] was wrought by a [[Demise|single entity]] for which the era is named, and whose name itself has become foreboding.

==Progenitor Era==
==Prehistoric Era==
==Primordial Era==
All but the most conservative estimates suggest the primordial era ended millions of years ago. Some historians even suggest a year count in billions.

It is unknown if life existed before this point. This era is the realm of belief more than fact, with most information originating from word of mouth or vague divination magic.

===Creation===
Before time began, before spirits and life existed, the three [[Golden Goddesses]] descended upon chaos. [[Din]], with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the land and created the red earth. [[Nayru]] poured her wisdom onto the earth and gave the spirit of law to the world. [[Farore]], with her rich soul, produced all life forms who would uphold the law.

After these goddesses finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a trio of golden triangles which together could become known as the [[Triforce|''Triforce'']]. A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods is still held in this mighty artifact.

The Golden Goddesses created the [[Light World]] and, by most accounts, the [[Sacred Realm]]. It is unknown if other realms—such as the [[Twilight Realm]]—were also created at this time by these goddesses.

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 {{Aside|Where's the timeline?|Any die-hard fan of ''Zelda'' knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity.  If you want to only use that for your campaign, go ahead!  The Lore section isn't heavily referenced outside of the Lore section, so feel free to ignore it.{{a}}The main drawback to the timeline is that it doesn't facilitate all ''Legends of Hyrule'' content.  Just for starters, races like {{R|Anouki}} and {{R|Twili}} never had a home in Hyrule proper, and that iconic moon from ''Majora's Mask'' never existed beyond three days in Termina.  Even if you smash all the games together there's a lot of gaps.  It's difficult to create a believably rich and complex role-playing world with only a dozen people per town.  For these reasons and more, ''Legends of Hyrule'' provides its own (optional) lore to help connect the content and create a wider world of the [[Light World]].  The history on this page intends to be an alternative, unofficial timeline that provides the narrator with the means to combine many different aspects from different games into one campaign while still drawing on a rich history rooted within the ''Zelda'' franchise.}}

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-<!--{{Aside|What's this korok dung?  Where's the timeline?|Any die-hard fan of The Legend of Zelda knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity.  While parts from ''Legends of Hyrule'' can be used for this timeline, there is no point which can use all of it without considerable deviation.{{a}}The history presented on this page is intended to be an alternative, unofficial timeline that provides a DM with the means to combine many different aspects from different Zelda games into one campaign while still drawing on a rich history rooted within the ''Zelda'' franchise.{{a}}Of course, this is all entirely optional.  If the DM intends to base a campaign off a recreation of one specific game, such as ''Ocarina of Time'' or ''Breath of the Wild'', then it may be best to ignore this timeline entirely.}}
+{{Aside|Where's the timeline?|Any die-hard fan of ''Zelda'' knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity.  If you want to only use that for your campaign, go ahead!  The Lore section isn't heavily referenced outside of the Lore section, so feel free to ignore it.{{a}}The main drawback to the timeline is that it doesn't facilitate all ''Legends of Hyrule'' content.  Just for starters, races like {{R|Anouki}} and {{R|Twili}} never had a home in Hyrule proper, and that iconic moon from ''Majora's Mask'' never existed beyond three days in Termina.  Even if you smash all the games together there's a lot of gaps.  It's difficult to create a believably rich and complex role-playing world with only a dozen people per town.  For these reasons and more, ''Legends of Hyrule'' provides its own (optional) lore to help connect the content and create a wider world of the [[Light World]].  The history on this page intends to be an alternative, unofficial timeline that provides the narrator with the means to combine many different aspects from different games into one campaign while still drawing on a rich history rooted within the ''Zelda'' franchise.}}
-So far in Hyrulean history, historical dates are rarely found and rarely reliable.  Historians have managed to piece together a chronology of events that shaped the [[Light World]] we know today, but the exact number of years which transpired between these events is usually an approximation, and sometimes completely unknown.  The most credible theories group history into eight eras.{{a}}The following sections are split into these major eras of Hyrulean history, and further sectioned off into major events instead of precise years.  Events that are most recent and thus better understood are listed topmost.  Each section that follows delves further and further back into the past&mdash;into the misty uncertainties of antiquity.
 ==Modern Era==
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 ==Era of Rebirth: Generations Ago==
-This era began about a thousand years ago and ends about a century ago.  Some creatures are still old enough to have first-hand accounts of this era.  Few if any have lived through all of it.  With the forces of Ganon subdued, the world enjoyed a relative peace for centuries.
+This era began about a thousand years ago and ended about a century ago.  Some creatures are still old enough to have first-hand accounts of this era.  Few if any have lived through all of it.  With the forces of Ganon subdued, the world enjoyed a relative peace for centuries.
 ==Era of Decline: Over 1,000 Years Ago==
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 ===Zoran Civil War===
-River zora became geographically and culturally separated from other [[zora]]. Before the split, the race as a whole worshiped and revered their patron god, the great fish Jabun. For reasons that have been lost to history, Jabun either died or vanished in this era. Sea zora replaced their former god with another immortal great fish now known as [[Jabu-Jabu]], which many still believe to be the reincarnation of Jabun. The sect that would become river zora saw this as sacrilegious, and tensions rose into a holy war over this dispute. The outcome of the war is unknown, but nonetheless the two sides of this race still hold age-old animosity towards each other.{{a}}Over a few thousand years, river zora would grow to have vivid physiological differences from others of their race.
+River zora became geographically and culturally separated from other [[zora]]. Before the split, the race as a whole worshiped and revered their patron god, the great fish Jabun. For reasons that have been lost to history, Jabun either died or vanished in this era. Non-river zora replaced their former god with another immortal great fish now known as [[Jabu-Jabu]], which many still believe to be the reincarnation of Jabun. The sect that would become river zora saw this as sacrilegious, and tensions rose into a holy war over this dispute. The outcome of the war is unknown, but nonetheless river zora still hold age-old animosity towards other zora&mdash;even if the original reason for it is forgotten by most. Over centuries, river zora would grow to have vivid physiological differences from others of their race.
 ==Era of Enlightenment: 10,000 Years Ago==
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 ===Ancient Civilizations===
-Numerous ancient civilizations existed in this era, spanning all across the Light World.  Almost all information about these cultures has been lost to time, with little more than the crumbling stone ruins offering any hint to what life was like for millions of people across thousands of years. Some of the more prolific civilizations are known today as the Cobble Kingdom, the Ikana Kingdom (possibly merged into {{R|Hylian}}s), the Zunai (possibly became the {{R|zuna}}), "Robots", and at least one aquatic empire.{{a}}Most of these civilizations engaged in long-distance trade with each other and there is evidence of intercontinental war.  It seems many of these civilizations went extinct due to calamities, famine, war, or other causes.  Some would disappear as they become absorbed by larger civilizations.  By the time this era ended, only three great kingdoms would persist in the historical record: the Hyrule Kingdom, a Zora Empire.
+Numerous ancient civilizations existed in this era, spanning all across the Light World.  Almost all information about these cultures has been lost to time, with little more than the crumbling stone ruins offering any hint to what life was like for millions of people across thousands of years. Some of the more prolific civilizations are known today as the Cobble Kingdom, the Ikana Kingdom (possibly merged into {{R|Hylian}}s), the Zunai (possibly became the {{R|zuna}}), "Robots", and at least one aquatic empire.{{a}}Most of these civilizations engaged in long-distance trade with each other and there is evidence of intercontinental war.  It seems many of these civilizations went extinct due to calamities, famine, war, or other causes.  Some would disappear as they become absorbed by larger civilizations.
-* The Ancient Hylians would diverge into two races known today as {{R|Gerudo}} and {{R|Hylian}}s.
+* Ancient Hylians diverged into two races known today as {{R|Gerudo}} and {{R|Hylian}}s.
-* The [[Great Deku Tree]] originally sprouted in this era.  The races now known {{R|Korok}}s and {{R|Kokiri}} were created by the Great Tree, and thus couldn't have predated it.
+* The [[Great Deku Tree]] originally sprouted in this era.  {{R|Korok}}s and {{R|Kokiri}} were created by the Great Tree, so they presumably couldn't have predated this era.
 ==Primordial Era: Millions of Years Ago==
-The primordial era is generally everything that occurred before signs of intelligent life appear in the known record.  This era ended about a million years ago, but opinions differ widely upon how long it lasted.  Some say the world was created with intelligent life, while others suggest it existed for billions of years before intelligence emerged.
+The primordial era is generally all time that occurred before signs of intelligent life appear in the known record.  This era ended about a million years ago, but opinions differ widely upon how long it lasted.  Some say the world was created with intelligent life, while others suggest it existed for billions of years before intelligence emerged.
 * Although intelligent people likely did exist before the prehistoric era, there is no evidence of even basic architecture anywhere in the Light World.  Only simple items like stone tools, pottery, and the like are believed to originate in this era.
 * An ancient aquatic race split off to eventually become the races now known as {{R|Parella}}, {{R|Zora}}, and {{R|Rito}}.  Parella are believed to most closely resemble these ancient ancestors.
-* An ancient mammal race existed at this point, believed to be the common ancestor of many different humanoid races including both {{R|Hylian}}s and {{R|Anouki}}, among others.-->
+* An ancient mammal race existed at this point, believed to be the common ancestor of many different humanoid races including both {{R|Hylian}}s and {{R|Anouki}}, among others.
 ==Creation==

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 * Although intelligent people likely did exist before the prehistoric era, there is no evidence of even basic architecture anywhere in the Light World.  Only simple items like stone tools, pottery, and the like are believed to originate in this era.
 * An ancient aquatic race split off to eventually become the races now known as {{R|Parella}}, {{R|Zora}}, and {{R|Rito}}.  Parella are believed to most closely resemble these ancient ancestors.
-* An ancient mammal race existed at this point, believed to be the common ancestor of many different humanoid races including both {{R|Hylian}}s and {{R|Anouki}}, among others.
+* An ancient mammal race existed at this point, believed to be the common ancestor of many different humanoid races including both {{R|Hylian}}s and {{R|Anouki}}, among others.-->
-===Creation===
+==Creation==
 {{quote|Before time began, before spirits and life existed, the three [[Golden Goddesses]] descended upon chaos.  [[Din]], with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the land and created the red earth. [[Nayru]] poured her wisdom onto the earth and gave the spirit of law to the world.  [[Farore]], with her rich soul, produced all life forms who would uphold the law.  After these goddesses finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a trio of golden triangles which together could become known as the [[Triforce|''Triforce'']].}}
-A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods is still held within the mighty ''Triforce.''  The goddess [[Hylia]] was incarnated by the Golden Goddesses to guard such a holy and powerful item.{{a}}The Golden Goddesses created the [[Light World]] and, by most accounts, the [[Sacred Realm]].  Most modern scholars believe the Golden Goddesses would not have created [[Demise]] and did not intentionally create [[Lorule]].  It is unknown whether other realms, such as the [[Twilight Realm]], were also created at this time by these goddesses.  It is unknown if other realms&mdash;such as the [[Twilight Realm]]&mdash;were also created at this time by these goddesses; opinions diverge.-->
+* A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods is still held within the mighty ''Triforce.''  According to legend, the goddess [[Hylia]] was trusted by the Golden Goddesses to guard such a holy and powerful item after their departure.
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+<!--{{Aside|What's this korok dung?  Where's the timeline?|Any die-hard fan of The Legend of Zelda knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity.  While parts from ''Legends of Hyrule'' can be used for this timeline, there is no point which can use all of it without considerable deviation.{{a}}The history presented on this page is intended to be an alternative, unofficial timeline that provides a DM with the means to combine many different aspects from different Zelda games into one campaign while still drawing on a rich history rooted within the ''Zelda'' franchise.{{a}}Of course, this is all entirely optional.  If the DM intends to base a campaign off a recreation of one specific game, such as ''Ocarina of Time'' or ''Breath of the Wild'', then it may be best to ignore this timeline entirely.}}
 So far in Hyrulean history, historical dates are rarely found and rarely reliable.  Historians have managed to piece together a chronology of events that shaped the [[Light World]] we know today, but the exact number of years which transpired between these events is usually an approximation, and sometimes completely unknown.  The most credible theories group history into eight eras.{{a}}The following sections are split into these major eras of Hyrulean history, and further sectioned off into major events instead of precise years.  Events that are most recent and thus better understood are listed topmost.  Each section that follows delves further and further back into the past&mdash;into the misty uncertainties of antiquity.
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 What historians call he modern era began about a century ago with the foretelling of a Calamity.
-==Era of Rebirth==
+==Era of Rebirth: Generations Ago==
 This era began about a thousand years ago and ends about a century ago.  Some creatures are still old enough to have first-hand accounts of this era.  Few if any have lived through all of it.  With the forces of Ganon subdued, the world enjoyed a relative peace for centuries.
-==Era of Decline==
+==Era of Decline: Over 1,000 Years Ago==
 This era began nearly 5,000 years ago and ended about a thousand years ago.  The oldest {{R|Zora}}, [[Great Fairy|great fairies]], and [[undead]] might still remember the most recent years of this era but for most creatures it is several generations removed.  It is characterized by conflicts between the major civilizations of the world, the emergence of the Evil King [[Ganondorf]], and a millenia-long struggle between the forces of Ganon and the forces of Light.
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 River zora became geographically and culturally separated from other [[zora]]. Before the split, the race as a whole worshiped and revered their patron god, the great fish Jabun. For reasons that have been lost to history, Jabun either died or vanished in this era. Sea zora replaced their former god with another immortal great fish now known as [[Jabu-Jabu]], which many still believe to be the reincarnation of Jabun. The sect that would become river zora saw this as sacrilegious, and tensions rose into a holy war over this dispute. The outcome of the war is unknown, but nonetheless the two sides of this race still hold age-old animosity towards each other.{{a}}Over a few thousand years, river zora would grow to have vivid physiological differences from others of their race.
-==Era of Enlightenment==
+==Era of Enlightenment: 10,000 Years Ago==
-==Era of Demise==
+==Era of Gods: 50,000 Years Ago==
-This era occurred about 10,000 years ago but may have spanned only one or two centuries.  This most cataclysmic time in the history of the [[Light World]] was wrought by a [[Demise|single entity]] for which the era is named, and whose name itself has become foreboding.
+This era occurred about 50,000 years ago but may have spanned only one or two centuries.  This most cataclysmic time in the history of the [[Light World]] was wrought by a [[Demise|single entity]], whose name itself has become foreboding.
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 * Fall of the Gerudo; the race would be shaped by the traits of the survivors
-==Progenitor Era==
+==Progenitor Era: 100,000 Years Ago==
 This era began ~100,000 years ago and ended abruptly with the Era of Demise 10,000 years ago.
-* The Gerudo Kingdom diverged from the Hyrulean Kingdom after a great conflict.  Eventually the gerudo would become so different from hylians that they are today no longer even considered the same race.
+* <s>The Gerudo Kingdom diverged from the Hyrulean Kingdom after a great conflict.  Eventually the gerudo would become so different from hylians that they are today no longer even considered the same race.</s>
-* Although several written languages exist in this era, by far the most widespread and understood is the script used in the {{L|Ancient}} language.  The script is said to originate from the gods, but likely spread from the then-prolific {{R|Zuna}} to other civilizations and races.
+* <s>Although several written languages exist in this era, by far the most widespread and understood is the script used in the {{L|Ancient}} language.  The script is said to originate from the gods, but likely spread from the then-prolific {{R|Zuna}} to other civilizations and races.</s>
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 ===Ancient Robots===
-==Prehistoric Era==
+==Prehistoric Era: Over 100,000 Years Ago==
 Many historians consider the end of this era to be whenever the {{L|Ancient}} script began to spread through different kingdoms&mdash;about 100,000 years ago but spanned a million years or more.  Although symbols appear in the written record throughout this era, there may not have no widespread written language as modern people know it.
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 * The [[Great Deku Tree]] originally sprouted in this era.  The races now known {{R|Korok}}s and {{R|Kokiri}} were created by the Great Tree, and thus couldn't have predated it.
-==Primordial Era==
+==Primordial Era: Millions of Years Ago==
 The primordial era is generally everything that occurred before signs of intelligent life appear in the known record.  This era ended about a million years ago, but opinions differ widely upon how long it lasted.  Some say the world was created with intelligent life, while others suggest it existed for billions of years before intelligence emerged.

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-{{Aside|What's this korok dung?  Where's the timeline?|Any die-hard fan of The Legend of Zelda knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity.  While parts from ''Legends of Hyrule'' can be used for this timeline, there is no point which can use all of it without considerable deviation.{{a}}The history presented on this page is intended to be an alternative, unofficial timeline that provides a DM with the means to combine many different aspects from different Zelda games into one campaign while still drawing on a rich history rooted within the ''Zelda'' franchise.{{a}}Of course, this is all entirely optional.  If the DM intends to base a campaign off a recreation of one specific game, such as '''Ocarina of Time''' or '''Breath of the Wild''', then it may be best to ignore this timeline entirely.}}
+<!--{{Aside|What's this korok dung?  Where's the timeline?|Any die-hard fan of The Legend of Zelda knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity.  While parts from ''Legends of Hyrule'' can be used for this timeline, there is no point which can use all of it without considerable deviation.{{a}}The history presented on this page is intended to be an alternative, unofficial timeline that provides a DM with the means to combine many different aspects from different Zelda games into one campaign while still drawing on a rich history rooted within the ''Zelda'' franchise.{{a}}Of course, this is all entirely optional.  If the DM intends to base a campaign off a recreation of one specific game, such as '''Ocarina of Time''' or '''Breath of the Wild''', then it may be best to ignore this timeline entirely.}}
 So far in Hyrulean history, historical dates are rarely found and rarely reliable.  Historians have managed to piece together a chronology of events that shaped the [[Light World]] we know today, but the exact number of years which transpired between these events is usually an approximation, and sometimes completely unknown.  The most credible theories group history into eight eras.{{a}}The following sections are split into these major eras of Hyrulean history, and further sectioned off into major events instead of precise years.  Events that are most recent and thus better understood are listed topmost.  Each section that follows delves further and further back into the past&mdash;into the misty uncertainties of antiquity.
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 ===Creation===
 {{quote|Before time began, before spirits and life existed, the three [[Golden Goddesses]] descended upon chaos.  [[Din]], with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the land and created the red earth. [[Nayru]] poured her wisdom onto the earth and gave the spirit of law to the world.  [[Farore]], with her rich soul, produced all life forms who would uphold the law.  After these goddesses finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a trio of golden triangles which together could become known as the [[Triforce|''Triforce'']].}}
-A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods is still held within the mighty ''Triforce.''  The goddess [[Hylia]] was incarnated by the Golden Goddesses to guard such a holy and powerful item.{{a}}The Golden Goddesses created the [[Light World]] and, by most accounts, the [[Sacred Realm]].  Most modern scholars believe the Golden Goddesses would not have created [[Demise]] and did not intentionally create [[Lorule]].  It is unknown whether other realms, such as the [[Twilight Realm]], were also created at this time by these goddesses.  It is unknown if other realms&mdash;such as the [[Twilight Realm]]&mdash;were also created at this time by these goddesses; opinions diverge.
+A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods is still held within the mighty ''Triforce.''  The goddess [[Hylia]] was incarnated by the Golden Goddesses to guard such a holy and powerful item.{{a}}The Golden Goddesses created the [[Light World]] and, by most accounts, the [[Sacred Realm]].  Most modern scholars believe the Golden Goddesses would not have created [[Demise]] and did not intentionally create [[Lorule]].  It is unknown whether other realms, such as the [[Twilight Realm]], were also created at this time by these goddesses.  It is unknown if other realms&mdash;such as the [[Twilight Realm]]&mdash;were also created at this time by these goddesses; opinions diverge.-->
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		+	The following sections are split into the major eras of Hyrulean history, and further sectioned off into major events instead of precise years. Events that are most recent and thus better understood are listed topmost. Each section that follows delves further and further back into the past—into the misty uncertainties of antiquity.

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		+	</noinclude>''Any die-hard fan of The Legend of Zelda knows there is a widely-accepted timeline which connects virtually all the entries of the franchise into a single continuity. The history presented on this page is intended to be a redesign of this timeline that provides a DM with the means to combine many different aspects from different Zelda games into one campaign. If the DM intends to base a campaign off a recreation of one specific game, such as Ocarina of Time or The Wind Waker, then it may be best to ignore this timeline entirely.''

	So far in Hyrulean history, yearly historical dates are rarely found and rarely reliable. Historians have managed to keep a chronology of events that shaped the [[Light World]] we know today, but the exact number of years which transpired between these events is usually an approximation, and sometimes completely unknown. The most credible theories group history into eight eras.		So far in Hyrulean history, yearly historical dates are rarely found and rarely reliable. Historians have managed to keep a chronology of events that shaped the [[Light World]] we know today, but the exact number of years which transpired between these events is usually an approximation, and sometimes completely unknown. The most credible theories group history into eight eras.