{"id":54327,"date":"2012-03-15T14:15:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T19:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=54327"},"modified":"2012-03-15T14:50:40","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T19:50:40","slug":"middle-earth-madness-2012-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/03\/15\/54327-middle-earth-madness-2012-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth Madness 2012 &#8211; Round 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-54186 no-lazyload\" title=\"middleearthmarchmadness\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middleearthmarchmadness-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middleearthmarchmadness-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middleearthmarchmadness.jpg 947w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Middle-earth Madness<\/em>&nbsp;officially starts today! We&#8217;ve split our field of 32 characters into four divisions: <strong>The Rankin\/Bass Division<\/strong>, <strong>The Ralph Bakshi Division<\/strong>, <strong>The Tolkien Family Division<\/strong>, and <strong>The Peter Jackson Division<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Voting in Round 1 will remain open until March 21st at Noon ET. At that point, we&#8217;ll calculate the winners and post the next round on March 22nd. Follow after the break for a complete bracket image (<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-bracket.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\">download it<\/a>), and to vote on all of our Round 1 match-ups!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-54328 no-lazyload\" title=\"middle-earthmadness-bracket2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-bracket-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-bracket-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-bracket-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-bracket.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rankin\/Bass Division &#8211; Round 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 15th &#8211; March 21st 2012<\/em><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6039004.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6039004\/\">(1) Gandalf vs. (8) Theoden<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043544.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043544\/\">(4) Feanor vs. (5) Tom Bombadil<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043548.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043548\/\">(3) Arwen vs. (6) Smaug<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043552.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043552\/\">(7) Eomer vs. (2) Galadriel<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Ralph Bakshi Division &#8211; Round 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 15th &#8211; March 21st 2012<\/em><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043557.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043557\/\">(1) Bilbo Baggins vs. (8) Beorn<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043565.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043565\/\">(4) Gollum vs. (5) Treebeard<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043572.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043572\/\">(3) Thorin Oakenshield vs. (6) Luthien<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043569.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043569\/\">(7) Fingon vs. (2) Aragorn<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolkien Family Division &#8211; Round 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 15th &#8211; March 21st 2012<\/em><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043593.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043593\/\">(1) Legolas Greenleaf vs. (8) Elrond<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043604.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043604\/\">(4) Peregrin Took vs. (5) Gimli, Son of Gloin<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043606.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043606\/\">(3) Faramir vs. (6) Hurin<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6043607.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6043607\/\">(7) Beren vs. (2) Frodo Baggins<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Jackson Division &#8211; 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