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'''Windan''' were one of the only six tribes of the [[Avari]] mentioned.
==Etymology==
It is an [[Avarin]] word meaning "the People". It derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[kwende|kwendī]]''.<ref name=Author>{{WJ|Author}}, Note 9, p. 410</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Kindi]]
* [[Cuind]]
* [[Kinn-lai]]
* [[Hwenti]]
* [[Penni]]
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Windan
People
Physical Description
LifespanImmortal

Windan were one of the only six tribes of the Avari mentioned.

Etymology

It is an Avarin word meaning "the People". It derives from Primitive Quendian kwendī.[1]

See also

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", Note 9, p. 410