Nessa
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| Nessa | |
| Vala | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Coming to Arda | Years of the Lamps 1 |
| Maiar | none known |
| Dwelling | Valinor |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Spouse | Tulkas |
| Siblings | Oromë |
Nessa was a Valië. She was the wife of Tulkas and sister of Oromë.
Nessa was noted for her speed, able to outrun the deer who follow her in the wild, and also for her dancing ability, as she danced on the ever-green lawns of Valinor.
Nessa was the least of the Valar and all Ainur lesser than her were Maiar.
Etymology
Nessa ([ˈnesːa]) is a Quenya name meaning "young".[1][2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", pp. 376-7
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 14
| Ainur | |||
| Valar | |||
| Lords: | Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens: | Varda · Yavanna · Nienna · Estë · Vairë · Vána · Nessa | ||
| Former: | Melkor | ||
| Associated Maiar | |||
| Manwë: | Eönwë · Olórin · Eagles | Varda: | Ilmarë · Olórin · Arien |
| Ulmo: | Ossë · Uinen · Salmar | Yavanna: | Aiwendil |
| Aulë: | Mairon · Curumo | Estë: | Melian |
| Oromë: | Tilion · Alatar · Pallando | Vána: | |
| Other Maiar | |||
| Balrogs: | Gothmog · Durin's Bane | ||
| Eagles: | Thorondor · Great Eagle · Gwaihir · Landroval · Meneldor | ||
| Wizards: | Saruman · Gandalf · Radagast · Blue Wizards (Rómestámo · Morinehtar) | ||
| Topics | |||
| Music · Valarin · Almaren · Valinor · Valmar · Second Music | |||