The Timeline dictates the order of canonical games in the Legend of Zelda series. Its precise chronology of events has been hotly debated among fans. On December 21, 2011, Nintendo released the book Hyrule Historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current Zelda series director, Eiji Aonuma.
Even with the release of an official timeline, it is still possible that this official order will change in the future. Many times in the past, the creators of the series have dropped hints as to the order of the series or confirmed certain connections, yet many of these "revelations" have been overridden by newer materials, games, and statements, much to the point that the overall timeline was considered relatively unimportant by the creators. Much of the ambiguity of the chronology of theLegend of Zelda series is due to the fact that the games take place over a span of centuries or even millennia, featuring many different incarnations of Link, Princess Zelda, Impa, and other characters. Some of the other confusion arises as a result of mistranslation and localization problems. Nintendo of America's localization process during the NES/SNES era was to have a Japanese-speaking employee directly translate the text, and an NOA employee (with no pre-requisite of understanding Japanese) take the literal English and re-write it to suit American grammar and culture. The man most frequently assigned this task was Daniel Owsen.
The following is the timeline published in Hyrule Hystoria. Afterward is a list of the Nintendo-published games in order of release, with known information regarding their place in the timeline.
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