The Final Four are set! And in a stunning turn of events, Middle-earth has gone ‘Hot!’ In an unexpected twist of fate, the final four combatants are arguably the most swoon-worthy group of Middle-earth combatants ever.
First up, we have Thranduil facing off against Aragorn. Some staff are already dubbing this match-up as ‘Team Sparkle’ (Thranduil) vs. ‘Team Stubble’ (Aragorn).
And with Legolas dispatching Gandalf in the Elite Eight, we now have a Hobbit (film) showdown of epic proportions – Legolas vs. Thorin Oakenshield.
Will this be the first year we have an all Elven final? Can Aragorn finally put Team Sparkle out of the competition? Will the Richard Armitage Army dispatch Legolas? All is up in the air as the final four voting has begun!
Voting will last until 10pm ET on April 5th in this round. So let the Middle-earth March Madness continue! Happy Voting!
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While we are running our own little March Madness tournament, Middle-earth style, the folks over at io9 went for a more global approach and ran a full Scifi/Fantasy themed tournament. In just a few short hours their final bracket closes, and only we can help decide between Star Wars and the LOTR franchises. “All that is left to us is to decide what to do with the time given us” and voting for the next few hours and sharing the contest amongst your friends sounds like a decent way to spend the evening.
You may vote HERE! Polls close at Midnight Pacific Time, so vote, vote, vote.
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We’ve reached arguably the most exciting round of this year’s Middle-earth March Madness – The Elite Eight! Eight combatants have tested their gruff against some impressive opponents, and now face a battle for the ages! In the Lonely Mountain division we have the (16) Elrond taking on fan fav (6) Aragorn. In Erebor, (1) Thorin Oakenshield faces a much bigger challenge than gold fever when he faces (3) The One Ring. The Bag End match-up is a battle of the top seeds as (1) Bilbo takes on the trending (2) Thranduil (aka Sparkles). And last but not least, Mirkwood gives us a battle of two all-time Middle-earth juggernauts – (1) Gandalf vs. (14) Legolas. This is a round for the ages!
Voting in this round will end on April 1st (we promise to give you real results) so don’t delay – fight for your choices. Share! Tweet! Comment!
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The second round of the 2014 edition of Middle-earth March Madness mostly saw sweeping victories for those who moved through into the third round — except in one extremely close-fought vote.
Voting for Round Three is now open below. Here are the match-ups!
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As we get ready for next month’s Home Video release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, you may have been thinking of preordering the Limited Edition Collector’s gift set (with the Noble Collection bookends), but wondering if you could afford it. We’re happy to tell you that our good friends at the official Hobbit shop have the Limited Edition set available for pre-order; and the great news is that it’s available at a discounted price! AND they’ve given us an exclusive coupon for TORn’s readers to use to get a further discount; so if you pre-order from the official store, at the sale price of $79.99, and enter the code Hobbit10 at check out, you get a further $10 off! And free shipping! Here’s their official blurb:
Don’t miss the Middle-earth Fan Sale happening now at HobbitShop.com and also Preorder The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Limited Edition Collector’s Gift Set (3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + DVD + UltraViolet Combo Pack)! Enter code Hobbit10 at checkout and take $10 off $50 this week! Exclusions apply.
This coupon is only valid March 11 to 14 – so what are you waiting for? From tomorrow morning (Tues 11th), head on over to the Hobbit shop and pre-order your Collector’s gift set! (Sadly, the Collector’s Edition will ship within the US only.)
[Click here to order from The Hobbit Shop]
[UPDATE – apologies, the coupon was not working as it ought! It will be working by 3am PST on Tues 11th March. Thanks for your patience!]
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The Final Four are set! And in a stunning turn of events, Middle-earth has gone ‘Hot!’ In an unexpected twist of fate, the final four combatants are arguably the most swoon-worthy group of Middle-earth combatants ever.
