Lëa
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Lëa-vinya (Q.Lëa the Young) was a Maia and the wife of Tulkas in a late revision of the legendarium.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Lëa-vinya was described as being the "highest of the Maiar", along with Estë the Pale, though neither ever attended the councils of the Valar.[note 1][1]
It was said that at a feast during the Spring of Arda, Tulkas espoused Lëa-vinya, who was associated with the maidens of Yavanna, being the fairest of them. Lëa-vinya danced before the Valar as Vána clothed her with the first flowers that bloomed.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Lëa-vinya is Quenya for "Lëa the Young",[1] possibly from the root Lay ("be alive, flourish") and the word Vinya ("young, new") as speculated on Eldamo.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Lëa-vinya is not, however, synonymous with Nessa, the wife of Tulkas in The Silmarillion, since both Lëa and Nessa appeared together in the same writings.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman: Section 1 (AAm*)", pp. 66-7
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Lëa-vinya f.", Eldamo (accessed 22 September 2023)
