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The much anticipated Zelda art book, Hyrule Historia, doesn’t come out in Japan until tomorrow, but several new scans of the book are online and at a much higher quality than the previous preview images released by Nintendo.

No, this is not a complete scan of the book; it’s just a few more pages that expand on the previous preview of the book. In addition to larger versions of the Skyward Sword and Link concept art page, we now have a Skyward Sword Zelda concept art page, a Midna concept art page, timelines showing the evolution of Link and Zelda’s visual appearance, and two pages that discuss Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Twilight Princess (could these last pages be part of the alleged timeline that will featured in the book?)

UPDATE: We have found a translation for one of the timeline pages (3rd in the below gallery). Also, according to the table of contents, this section of the book (pg. 110-113) falls withing the timeline section of the book (pg. 68-122), and is under the “The Twilight Realm and the Hero’s Descendant” sub-section.

UPDATE #2: More of the available timeline pages have now been translated. Jump inside for more.

Twilight Realm and the Hero’s Descendants
Link, the Hero of Time, was victorious and Ganon’s seal was successful. He returned to his original time and met with Princess Zelda, and a different history was spun.

Another History of the Hyrule Kingdom

Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):

Ocarina of Time:

The Hero of Time’s Return
By rewinding the time of his 7 years sleep with Zelda’s power, Link returned to his original time.
He now went to Hyrule Castle’s courtyard. Princess Zelda was watching Ganondorf as before when they first met.

Notice of the Future
Link told Princess Zelda what will happen in the future. She listened and so to prevent Ganondorf from entering the Sacred Realm, entrusted Link with the Ocarina of Time and instructed him to leave with it.
This time, the back of Link’s hand was shining with the proof of the Triforce of Courage. Finished with the battle with evil from the future world, the hero carried the burden of the secret journey.

Majora’s Mask:

Link’s Departure
Link borrowed Epona from Lon Lon Ranch. And after several months of wandering looking for his past friend Navi, he was lost in a mysterious forest where there was a way to the parallel universe called Termina.

Right side column text:

The Hero’s Return
The place where Link returned was the Temple of Time. The Master Sword remained stuck before the time the Sacred Realm was opened. His friend Navi disappeared into the sky, and Link walked into the new history.

Triforce of Courage
The proof of courage was carried on the back of Link’s hand. Since Ganondorf was sealed away with the Triforce of Power, the Triforce remained with the chosen ones of the Gods.

Caption:Link Carrying the Hero’s Crest

The second part of the translation is as follows:

The Demon Thief Ganondorf’s Execution

Period of the Hero of Time (Child Era):

Twilight Princess:

Dark Clouds Threaten Hyrule
Meanwhile, the Hyrule Kingdom, with Princess Zelda’s knowledge of future events from Link, the Hero of Time, accused Ganondorf of allowing the destruction of Hyrule.
Several years later, Ganondorf, the dreaded demon thief who had acquired evil magic, was to be executed at last.

The Arbiter’s Grounds and the Mirror of Twilight
In the Arbiter’s Grounds, Ganondorf was executed by six sages. However, Ganondorf was elected to not die by the Triforce of Power, and killed one of the sages. Panicking, the sages used the Mirror of Twilight to exile Ganondorf in the Twilight Realm.
At this time the sages were given the mission by the Gods to protect the Mirror of Twilight.

However, Ganondorf’s malice went with him into the Twilight Realm, which threw the Twilight Realm into disorder.

Bottom text:

History of the Twilight Realm
In ancient times, the people were deeply religious and the world had long been at peace. But, eventually there was conflict over the Sacred Realm, Hyrule. Among the people, those appeared who excelled at black magic and with their super powerful evil magic tried to govern the Sacred Realm.
The Gods sent the four Light Spirits, who then sealed away the Fused Shadows. Additionally, they used the Mirror of Twilight to exile them to the Twilight Realm so that they would never be able to interact with the World of Light. The people living in the Twilight, came to be called the Twili.

Right Side Column:

Demon Thief Ganondorf
Carrying the proof of the Triforce of Courage, Ganondorf acquired evil magic. This time axis’s Ganondorf, who thought the Triforce of the Sacred Realm was untouched, concluded there must have been some disturbance since Link returned home with the Triforce of Courage.

The Sages
More information of this time’s sages like their names are unknown. From the emblems depicted on the sage’s clothing they are known to be sages of light, forest, fire, water, shadow, and spirit.

Ganondorf’s Malice
Ganondorf’s malice increased from his wicked heart and hatred.

Source: History of Hyrule, Legends Alliance via Melora’s World