Lëa-vinya, also known as Lëa the Young, was a Maia and the wife of Tulkas in a very late version of the legendarium.[1]
Biography[]
Lëa-vinya was the fairest of the maidens of Yavanna and, along with Estë the Pale, was considered the "highest of the Maiar", despite never partaking in the councils of the Valar. Lëa-vinya became espoused to the Vala Tulkas at a feast during the Spring of Arda. At this feast, she was also clothed with the first blooming flowers by Vána after dancing before the Valar.[1]
Etymology[]
Lëa-vinya is a Quenya name theorized to contain the root lay ("be alive, flourish") and the word vinya ("young,[2] new[3]").[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", pgs. 65-7
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon VII, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 191
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, pg. 176
- ↑ Lëa-vinya on Eldamo.org