Ancient Tales: Skyward Sword → The Minish Cap → Four Swords → Ocarina a Time
Classic Tales: A Link t' the Past → Oracles → Link’s Awakening → The Legend a Zelda → The Adventure a Link
Child Tales: Majora’s Mask → Twilight Princess → Four Swords Adventures
Adult Tales: The Wind Waker → Phantom Hourglass → Spirit Tracks

Classic timeline further explained...

Branch 1: Link be defeated by Ganon in OoT.
Branch 2: Link comes back from the future in OoT 'n tells Zelda what’s going t' happen, she sends the sea dog away.
Branch 3: There be no longer a hero in the future a OoT since Link be sent back.

After Link dies in Ocarina a Time, Ganon obtains the entire Triforce. The Seven Sages seal away Ganon 'n the whole Triforce as a last resort, but villains with their eyes on the Triforce make for the Sacred Realm, which eventually turns into the Dark World 'n be filled with evil power. The Seven Sages then try t' seal away the Sacred Realm itself, but end up fighting with monsters. This be the Imprisoning War a A Link t' the Past.

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