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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''' was a [[Valier|Valië]]. She was the wife of [[Tulkas]] and sister of [[Oromë]].


Nessa is the least of the Valar.  All [[Ainur]] lesser than her are [[Maiar]].
Nessa was noted for her speed, able to outrun the [[Deer|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'' ({{IPA|[ˈnesːa]}}) is a [[Quenya]] name meaning "young".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 376-7</ref><ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 14</ref>
 
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Nessa
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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

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