The chronological order of the Zelda series is widely disputed. The first few games in the series were created without a franchise mentality, and recent attempts to solidify an overall coherence have been muddled by Aonuma and Miyamoto's official comments. Still, while an overarching structure is ambiguous at best, there are definitive links between games that can be used to create a Hyrulian Timeline. Each chapter in the Zelda series is laid out here, and by clicking on their entries, you can read the full story and learn how it fits in with the other games in the series.