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'''Nielíqui''' was a [[Valar|Vala]] maiden | '''Nielíqui''' was a [[Valar|Vala]] maiden according to the early version of the [[Legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. She was the daughter of [[Oromë]] and [[Vána]].<ref>{{MC|Secret}}, p. 220 (note 9)</ref><ref>{{LT1|Index}}, p. 288</ref> She also enjoyed dancing through her father's [[Woods of Oromë|woods]] and [[Ómar]] would sometimes accompany her by singing along.<ref name="Coming"/> | ||
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Revision as of 18:51, 7 September 2020
| Nielíqui | |
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| Vala | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Nieliq(u)i Nielikki |
| Location | Woods of Oromë[1] |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Oromë and Vána[2] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Nielíqui was a Vala maiden according to the early version of the Legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. She was the daughter of Oromë and Vána.[3][4] She also enjoyed dancing through her father's woods and Ómar would sometimes accompany her by singing along.[1]
Etymology
Nielikki was perhaps intended to be a "pet-name form" of Nieliqi.[5]
Genealogy
| Aulë | Yavanna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vána | Oromë | Nessa | Tulkas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NIELÍQUI | Telimektar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "III. The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Index, p. 288
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays, "A Secret Vice", p. 220 (note 9)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Index, p. 288
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", in Parma Eldalamberon XVI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, Carl F. Hostetter and Bill Welden), p. 90
