Royal Family of Hyrule: Difference between revisions

In the backstory for {{TAoL}}, set during the [[Golden Era]] when the Kingdom of Hyrule was still unified, a [[King of Hyrule|wise king]] ruled over the land using the Triforce.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=Long ago, when Hyrule was one kingdom, a great ruler maintained the peace in Hyrule using the Triforce.|game= TAoL|page=6}}</ref> Unfortunately, this wise king passed away, and his son and heir could only inherit the Triforce in part, because the king did not believe he possessed the necessary qualities. So the king hid the Triforce of Courage away in the [[Great Palace]] until someone with special inborn qualities could find it.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=After the king died, the prince of the kingdom should have inherited everything, but he could only inherit the Triforce in part.|game= TAoL|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite manual|quote=The king had left Power and Wisdom in the kingdom, but had hidden Courage, because only an individual with a strong character and a special inborn quality  could use it without disastrous results.|game= TAoL|page=8}}</ref> The young prince was swayed by the counsel of a corrupt wizard, who told him that his sister, Princess Zelda, was hiding the missing pieces. The prince interrogated the princess, but she would reveal nothing. In retaliation, the wizard cast a spell over Zelda, causing her to fall into an eternal sleep.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=The prince immediately questioned the princess, but she revealed nothing. The wizard threatened to send her into an eternal sleep if she did not talk.|game= TAoL|page=7}}</ref> The prince, stricken with guilt, issued a decree that all females born into the royal household were to be named Zelda by law and not tradition in honor of his sister.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=So that this tragedy would never be forgotten, he ordered every female child born into the royal household to be given the name Zelda.|game= TAoL|page=8}}</ref>