Nessa; Wife of Tulkas

[Phoenix]

Does anyone know anything about Nessa, I believe she was the sister of Orome and the wife of Tulkas. I am only so interested in her, because my name just happens to be Nessa.

[Yavanna228]

Hello Pheonix,
Nessa is indeed the sister of Orome and the wife of Tulkas. Here's an excerpt from the Valaquenta in the Silmarillion:
...Nessa, the sister of Orome, and she also is lithe and fleetfooted. Deer she loves, and they follow her train whenever she goes in the wild; but she can outrun them, swift as an arrow with the wind in her hair. In dancing she delights, and she dances in Valimar on lawns of never-fading green.
There you go. What a lovely name you have. Welcome to the Downs! Enjoy yourself.
Peace

[Meela]

that pretty much sums her up.
I can add a couple of points:
-she was one of the Valier- Queens of the Valar.
-patroness of deer
-wedded Tulkas at the Feast of the Spring of Arda, in Almaren, where the Valar then dwelt.

(Please forgive any incorrect information. I'm assuming its all correct)

[Phoenix]

Well, I thank you indeed for your help, but one last question,...what goddess was she, I know that she was some sort of forest goddess, if anyone knows please tell me. Thank you much.

[Meela]

I have a book where it calls her Nessa the Dancer. Basically, I think she dances through the woods with a trail of deer following her. Kind of like the Pied Piper.

[Aule]

Encyclopaedia of Arda (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm)
This site has a lot of interesting information. Hope you find hat you need from it.
By the way, love the name.
Wish i had a Tolkien name smilies/biggrin.gif