Zelda Timeline: Difference between revisions

The surface world became known as [[Hyrule]], and those descended from the people who were living in ancient times under the protection of the Goddess Hylia became known as [[Hylian]]s.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= Created by the Golden Goddesses and protected by the goddess Hylia, the world eventually became known as Hyrule.|book= HH|page= 77}}</ref> After many years of peace, word spread of the supreme power of the Triforce. War engulfed the land, heralding the '''{{Section|Era of Chaos}}'''.<ref name="hh-eras"/><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=After years of peace, a wave of chaos once again engulfed the land. The legend of a supreme power spread throughout the land, whetting the appetites of those who would possess the Triforce and inciting vicious battles between them.|book=HH|page=77}}</ref> In particular, a group of powerful sorcerers known as the [[Interlopers]] sought dominion over the Sacred Realm,{{Note|There is ambiguity as to who was involved in the warring of the Era of Chaos. {{E}} claims the war was caused by the Interlopers, but {{HH}} describes the Interloper War as a separate event.}} where the Triforce was located. The goddesses sent the [[Spirits of Light]] to banish them to the [[Twilight Realm]].<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= The world remained at peace for many years, but a group wielding strong magical powers desires the Triforce and fights to obtain it. The goddesses send spirits of light, which banish this group to the Twilight Realm.|book= E|page={{Which}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Long, long ago, the people of the world were filled with piety, and the land knew many years of peace. Before long, however, conflict began to arise in the sacred realm called Hyrule. People began to appear who were proficient with magic, and they attempted to control this sacred realm with their powers. The gods dispatched four Light Spirits, who sealed the usurpers’ magic into Fused Shadows. They then banished the offenders to the Twilight Realm using the Mirror of Twilight, so that they would never be able to return to the Light World.|book=HH|page=113}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|For ages, the people lived at ease, content in mind and body... But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued... Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm. It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene. We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered.|Lanayru|TP}}</ref>