{"id":79872,"date":"2021-02-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=79872"},"modified":"2021-02-22T15:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:09:30","slug":"tulkas-and-nessa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2021\/02\/21\/tulkas-and-nessa\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Valar: Tulkas and Nessa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have another couple today, who get married early on in <em>The Silmarillion<\/em>, Tulkas and Nessa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tulkas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Type:<\/strong> Vala<\/li><li><strong>Name meaning: <\/strong>&#8220;Strong&#8221; or &#8220;Steadfast&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Other titles:<\/strong> &#8220;the Wrestler&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> Golden hair and beard<\/li><li><strong>Location: <\/strong>&#8211;<\/li><li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> <ul><li>Last of the Ainur to enter Arda who entered to fight Melkor. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tulkas.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nessa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Type:<\/strong> Vala<\/li><li><strong>Name meaning: <\/strong>&#8220;Young&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Other titles:<\/strong> &#8220;The dancer&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> Beautiful!<\/li><li><strong>Location: <\/strong>&#8211;<\/li><li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> <ul><li>Loves to dance<\/li><li>Runs swiftly<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nessa.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have another couple today, who get married early on in The Silmarillion, Tulkas and Nessa: Tulkas Type: Vala Name meaning: &#8220;Strong&#8221; or &#8220;Steadfast&#8221; Other titles: &#8220;the Wrestler&#8221; Appearance: Golden hair and beard Location: &#8211; Notes: Last of the Ainur to enter Arda who entered to fight Melkor. 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