Windan

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Windan
People
General Information
Languagesone of the many Avarin languages
Physical Description
LifespanImmortal

Windan were one of the only six tribes of the Avari mentioned.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

It is an Avarin word meaning "the People". It derives from Primitive Quendian kwendī.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", Note 9, p. 410