Sky Adventure/Crossed Swords connection

One thing I noticed about Crossed Swords is that the blonde girl who gets captured bares a striking resemblance to the mechanic from Sky Adventure, an older ADK game from 1989. Maybe the girl from

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Can anyone briefly describe to me (a newbie to the LoZ universe) The Legend of Zelda? Like the origins and connection between games and the overall basic description of the universe.