Summary
After the king's death, the new king—the prince—did not receive the crest on his hand, leaving the power of the Triforce he inherited incomplete.
The king's closest advisor, a wizard, suggested that Princess Zelda might know the cause of these events. Despite being questioned by both the wizard and her brother, the king, Zelda remained silent. The wizard, losing his temper, threatened to use magic to cast a spell that would make the princess sleep for eternity, but she steadfastly refused to reveal anything. After the wizard completed his spell, Princess Zelda collapsed where she stood.
Overcome with grief and regret for his actions, the young king placed his sleeping sister, Princess Zelda, on an altar in the North Castle, hoping she would one day be revived. To ensure that this tragedy would never be forgotten, a custom was established requiring every girl born into Hyrule's royal family to be named "Zelda." This story became the legend of the first Princess Zelda. The king changed his ways and ruled the land as best he could, but the kingdom continued to decline.[1]
- ↑ Nintendo. (2011). The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia (pp. 104-105). Dark Horse Books.