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11 - 06 - 00
First of all, inheriting the Triforce in part can be explained thanks to OoT. Sounds suspiciously like the Triforce split because the prince's heart was not in balance, doesn't it? And, seeing as he was driven by jealousy and greed to find the other pieces, it seems to stand that his heart was not in balance. That explains one problem. Could that have been what the king told the princess? If so, why did she keep iot secret? And, more important, how would the king know? If you read my history, you would know that I maintain that this era was the first time that the Triforce was used. So how would they know? Now for my scenario.
The evil wizard was not always evil. He was close to the king, and very powerful. He, along with Rauru, Kaepora, etc., found the Triforce and brought it back to the king. Thus, the wizard was a sage, and probably more powerful than the rest of them. But he was filled with greed for the Triforce. He managed to keep it a secret from everybody, including the royal family. He remained close to the king in order to remain close to the Triforce. Remember, I defined the early sages as people who studied the Triforce. He learned a lot about it and how it could be used, not all of which he told the king. Eventually the king died, without telling Zelda anything. When the prince came to touch the Triforce, it split, a la Ganondorf in OoT. The prince kept Power (or Courage), Zelda ended up with Courage (or Wisdom), and thw Wizard discovered he had Wisdom (or Power). Zelda did not know she had a piece, but the Wizard, through his extensive knowledge, did. He obviously decided to try to gain all three pieces. Thus, he made up that story about the king telling Zelda something to anger the Prince. This allowed the Wizard to threaten and eventually bring about the sleeping spell. The prince and princess tried to stop him. They did, using the combined but unfocused power of the two Triforce pieces. But the Wizard, using the Triforce, was able to complete the spell.
See how it all makes sense without complicating anything? Why would the king tell something to the princess and not his heir? That doesn't make sense. And why are we trusting the word of an evil Wizard anyway? It explains away all of the questions raised in the first paragraph. But I'll clarify a few things. He was "close to the king," like the sages, and seemed to have extensive knowledge of the Triforce. That fits the definition of sage perfectly. I say he as the most powerful because he was chosen by destiny to recieve the Triforce. How do we know that he had the Triforce? The simple fact that NO ONE, not OoT Zelda, not OoT Link, not LttP Link, NO ONE was able to awaken the spell until LoZ Link united the complete Triforce and was able to use the complete, united Triforce. How could the spell have been more powerful than all three unutited Triforce pieces (if you're confused about this united Triforce stuff, I plan on writing about it soon.) unless it had the strength of the Triforce behind it? Looking at the story, we can see that the Wizard was apparantly following his own agenda. Well, this explains what that agenda is: to obtain the Triforce.
The first person who I told this story to, Davogenes, said that the Wizard did not necessarily retrieve the Triforce. He said that the Triforce would not choose an evil Wizard as its bearer, but I disagree. I feel that when the Triforce splits, it goes to whoever best suits its value. The Wizard was both powerful and wise, so I do not think it is too much of a problem. And, of course, he had to have obtained the Triforce. The spell was too strong. The idea that perhaps OoT Link et al simply did not know how to break the spell has surfased as well. But how hard is it to use the Triforce? LttP seems to claim that you only have to have a wish in your heart. Sure, it's probably more complicated than that, but not by much. If Link or Zelda truly wished it, they could presumably break the spell, unless the spell was reinforced by the Triforce. Makes sense?
Since this is beyond proof, I am open for any other possibilities. Please, people, tell me what you think of this. If you have any ideas, don't hesitate to write your own article. I will respond immediately. I am starting to move beyond the realm of explaining the history of Hyrule and thus it is starting to become based on reason instead of facts. But it is so much more interesting this way. For one thing, we have a possible storyline for the next Zelda game. This could be an interesting storyline that could easily include the Triforce. Who wouldn't want that? This Wizard, once an ordinary average evil guy in the background of Zelda, has become an important influence on the history of Hyrule. If only we knew his name....