the FULL legend of
Zelda
Before time began, Three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was Hyrule. Din: The Goddess of Power, Nayru: The goddess of Wisdom, and Farore: The goddess of Courage. Din, with her strong, flaming, arms; she cultivated the land and created the red earth. Nayru poured her wisdom into the earth and gave the spirit of law to the world. Farore, with her rich soul, produced all life forms who would uphold the law. The tree great goddesses, there labors completed, departed for the heavens. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left the world. Since then, the sacred triangles have become the basis of the worlds providence. And the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm.
People of Hyrule with great ties to the sacred realm and the powers of The Tri-force were known as Sages. Many of these Sages built many temples in reverence to the Goddesses and the elements that were given by them. Along with these temples was The Temple of Time and The Blade of Evils Bane, also known as The Master Sword. The Master Sword was created to protect The Sacred Realm against any that wish to do it harm.
Before long, Nayru's gift of justice and law was abused. The hearts of men were consumed by greed and lust for power. This caused a war to break out between the races of Hyrule to find the Triforce. The wars raged on for Ages until a small race known as The Minish created a sword known as The Picori sword. They gave this sword and a strange power called The Light Force to Gustav: a boy in green clothes, who followed his destiny to stop the wars, and ward of monsters. For this, he was dubbed King of Hyrule. The Picori Sword, later named "The Four Sword", was placed in a pedestal. The king then decreed that every 100 years, a swordsmanship tournament would be heald. The winner of the tournament would be given the chance to touch the legendary blade.
This is where part one of the legacy begins...