Vana
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- This article is about the Vána of Tolkien's mythology. For the Vana of Norse mythology, see Sveigder.
Vána is the name of a Valië also called the Ever-young. She is the younger sister of Yavanna and wife of Oromë. "All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming." She dwells in gardens filled with golden flowers and often comes to the forests of Oromë. In Primitive Quenya Banā; in Old Sindarin Bana.
Other meanings
Vana (вана) also means a 'bathtub' in Bulgarian.
| Ainur of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Ainulindalë (Music of the Ainur) | |
| Lords of the Valar:
| Manwë > Ulmo | Aulë | Oromë | Námo (Mandos) | Irmo (Lórien) | Tulkas |
| Queens of the Valar (The Valier):
| Varda > Yavanna | Nienna | Estë | Vairë | Vána | Nessa |
| The Enemy:
| Morgoth (a.k.a. Melkor) |
| Maiar:
| Eönwë > Ilmarë | Ossë | Uinen | Salmar | Sauron | Melian | Arien | Tilion | Gothmog Curumo (Saruman) | Olórin (Gandalf) | Aiwendil (Radagast) | Alatar and Pallando | Durin's Bane |
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