Just an idea.

this may sound a bit out there but i'm going to say it anyways. i know that the zelda games follow a timeline and i've known that for a long time, but what if the legend of zelda was as the name suggests, just indeed a legend, that has been retold so many times that the story has changed drastically like a big game of telephone. i know this probably sounds stupid and i'm not saying that it is correct i'm saying it as a "what if?" i think it would have made the legend of zelda alot more interesting and unique. this is something me and my friend were discussing late last night.

Originally Posted by Coheed And Cambria

this may sound a bit out there but i'm going to say it anyways. i know that the zelda games follow a timeline and i've known that for a long time, but what if the legend of zelda was as the name suggests, just indeed a legend, that has been retold so many times that the story has changed drastically like a big game of telephone. i know this probably sounds stupid and i'm not saying that it is correct i'm saying it as a "what if?" i think it would have made the legend of zelda alot more interesting and unique. this is something me and my friend were discussing late last night.

That's generally the explanation as to why so many things are inconsistent in even the most well-structured timelines. With each telling of the story, someone decides to add or subtract something, so by the time we've heard it it's become an almost completely different story.