Why is the series called The Legend Of "Zelda" when in fact Link is the hero?

Because, while the main character is Link, he tends to be Актёрское искусство on something Zelda had a prophecy on. So, it is Zelda's legend

Because Zelda's constant need for rescuing is LEGENDARY. ;)

well zelda is hot so id save her (if i was a video game charactor)

Maybe because Zelda is the princess, Link is trying to save?

Well, they gave Ты the choice to change Link's name to whatever Ты wanted it to be. If Ты changed his name, it would be weird to have the game be called The Legend of Link if there was no character named Link.

I made this Профиль to answer this.
"The Название of the game wasn't decided right at the beginning. I knew I wanted it to be The Legend of something, but I had a hard time figuring out what that something was going to be. Thats when the PR planner said, "Why don't Ты make a story book for this game?" He suggested an illestrated story where link rescues a princess who is a timeless beauty with classic appeal and he mentioned "There's a famous American Автор whose wife's name is Zelda. How about giving that name to the eternal beauty?"... But I really liked the name Zelda I asked him if we could use it, and he сказал(-а) it would be fine. And thats where the Название The Legend of Zelda was born." -Shigeru Miyamoto The creator of The Legend of Zelda, Hyrule Historia page 2.

Because Zelda is one of two reasons why Link goes on the hero quests. ( the other is to defeat evil)

I wondered that to but the fact is that the only reason why it is called Legend of 'Zelda' is because Ты can actually change the characters name so it isn't always going to be Link. So now Ты know why it isnt called Legend of Link...although that would be COOLLLL!

probably becuz it's about link who's going to save a magical princess. there's been еще stupid titles. this is actually a pretty good one.

Becouse its all about zeldas life past или future that tells the story link is just the follow up.

well its legend of Zelda because Zelda is a legend
and your right link is the hero but its mainly about Zelda because she is always flipping getting caught buy Gannondorf / Gannondork and who has to save her link / Ты but it sometimes gets hard really hard and Ты get stuck on it for so long and then Ты find out that its so easy then Ты hate yourself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was wondering th same thing! I'm like with Mario its called super Mario not super peach. The princesses don't do anything but get captured! Link is the real hero! But Legend of Zelda sounds better than Legend of Link....
LOL smosh Zelda rap brought me here

Because link is the main character but Zelda is the 1 who is having link always save her and she is profetic so that's why it is called the legend of Zelda and in spain it is the legend of link and zelda

I wondered that, especially about Majora's Mask, where Zelda plays a very small role, but then I remembered that Zelda sounds cooler. ^.^

Because the game was Originally supposed to be about a princess saving a little boy but the characters get switched and the story get developed and bam! We have link saving Zelda.

i guess Nintendo thought having a girl's name in the Название would sell еще copy! LOL :DD HAHA

i agree with knifewrench...but if it was the legend of link, then it wouldnt make sense if Ты named "link" another name

link
I think this will help ;)

Maybe Because It's еще Attractive. или Maybe Because Like That:
Legend Of Zelda: LOZ
Legend Of Link: LOL
Laugh Out Loud: LOL
And When Ты Chat With Друзья And Ты Say LOL They Will Not Know Which LOL Your Meaning Of.

To confuse players just starting the game