Does This Legend of Zelda Timeline Make Sense?

This week, Nintendo released Hyrule Historia, a Legend of Zelda encyclopedia in Japan, that covers art work and the history of Hyrule across all the games. It also reveals the series’ much-debated timeline.

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A fan has gotten his hands on the book now that it’s out in the wild, and seems to have reported the timeline at this link. A Kotaku reader took the liberty of translating it, and this is what we end up with:

 

 

 

 

Update: The Oracle games were missing from our previous chart. The chart has been updated to include those.

 

A big, big thanks to Robert for the awesome tip!


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