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'''Nessa''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Young", pron. {{IPA|[ˈnesːa]}}) or [[Vanyarin]] '''Neþþa''' ({{IPA|[ˈneθːa]}}) is a [[Valier|Valië]].  She is the wife of [[Tulkas]] and sister of [[Oromë]].  Her name in [[Sindarin]] is '''Neth''' ({{IPA|[neθ]}}).  Nessa is noted for her speed, able to outrun the [[Deer|deer]] who follow her in the wild, and also for her dancing ability, as she dances on the ever-green lawns of [[Valinor]].
'''Nessa''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Young", pron. {{IPA|[ˈnesːa]}}) or [[Vanyarin]] '''Neþþa''' ({{IPA|[ˈneθːa]}}) is a [[Valier|Valië]].  She is the wife of [[Tulkas]] and sister of [[Oromë]].  Her name in [[Sindarin]] is '''Neth''' ({{IPA|[neθ]}}).  Nessa is noted for her speed, able to outrun the [[Deer|deer]] who follow her in the wild, and also for her dancing ability, as she dances on the ever-green lawns of [[Valinor]].


Nessa is the least of the Valar.  All [[Ainur]] lesser than her are [[Maiar]].
Nessa is the least of the Valar.  All [[Ainur]] lesser than her are [[Maiar]].


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Revision as of 15:25, 14 April 2012

Nessa
Vala
Alice Falto - Nessa.jpg
Family
SiblingsOromë
SpouseTulkas
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Nessa

Nessa (Q: "Young", pron. [ˈnesːa]) or Vanyarin Neþþa ([ˈneθːa]) is a Valië. She is the wife of Tulkas and sister of Oromë. Her name in Sindarin is Neth ([neθ]). Nessa is noted for her speed, able to outrun the deer who follow her in the wild, and also for her dancing ability, as she dances on the ever-green lawns of Valinor.

Nessa is the least of the Valar. All Ainur lesser than her are Maiar.

Ainur
Valar Lords Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · Melkor
Valier Varda · Yavanna · Nienna · Estë · Vairë · Vána · Nessa
Maiar Arien · Blue Wizards · Eönwë · Gandalf · Ilmarë · Melian · Ossë · Radagast · Salmar · Saruman · Tilion · Uinen
Úmaiar Sauron · Balrogs (Gothmog · Durin's Bane) · Boldogs
Concepts and locations Almaren · Aratar (indicated in italics) · Creation of the Ainur · Fana · Máhanaxar · Ainulindalë · Order of Wizards (indicated in bold) · Second Music of the Ainur · Timeless Halls · Valarin · Valinor · Valimar