The Legend of Zelda timeline

the Zelda timeline can be a bit confusing, so this page was made to clear it up.

pre-timeline split
Din,Farore, and Nayru create hyrule and leave behind the triforce. the goddess Hylia guards it.

the demon Demise attemptts to steal the triforce with an army of evil creatures, namely Bokoblins and Moblins. Hylia reacts by taking the population of hyrule and putting them in a island in the sky, Skyloft, and sealing demise away. this greatly weakens Hylia and she dies, but not after transferring her essence into a Hylian bloodline, to be reawakened years later, and creating the goddess sword, which has the spirit Fi inside.

Skyward Sword
main article: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword