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Originally Posted by Eternal Legend
^ Does Zelda really need a man of Royal blood in order of being married with someone? Link is Hylian like Zelda. Unless the Royal Family follows strict rules on the future generations that they can only marry other people of royalty.
Link definately is no prince, but he is a hero that Zelda should class as being Royal in a way. He did save Hyrule and she would be happy for people to accept the fact that she has fallen in love with a man who saved everyone's lives.
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I don't think the series has ever demonstrated that kind of formality, in that Zelda would be forced to marry nobility. Link is treated as her equal, dealing with even kings of Hyrule as well as rulers of the various tribes. I can't see his common blood then being thrown in his face if marriage to Zelda was on the table.
I agree in that comes down to Link being the kingdom's greatest hero. What people would not be happy to see him unite with their ruler? I don't think this would be lost on Zelda...his ability to hold the loyalty of for instance the Gorons and Zora would be massively useful.
Truthfully, the only ones I can see standing against a marriage between the two would be any corrupt nobility. But their motivations would likely be called into question in that case. Zelda still outranks them, and she'd likely not heed them.
As for Link himself...if someone approached him and asked him to marry Zelda for the good of the land, would he refuse? I don't think so. If he was already entangled romantically with another woman perhaps, but how often have we seen this at the end of a Zelda game? The other options are usually left vague or closed.