an Ainu and a Valië and was ranked the least among the Valar. She was notable for her speed, being fast "as an arrow in movement", wherefore she was called Nessa the Swift.

Nessa was the sister of Oromë. She was lithe and swift of foot, and she loved swift creatures such as deer. Deer followed her train wherever she went, even into the wild regions of Aman. Nessa could outrun the deer with great speed.

Before the destruction of the Isle of Almaren, the first dwelling of the Valar, Nessa delighted in dancing. She would often dance on the green grass of Almaren and later in Valinor on never-fading green lawns.