{"id":54544,"date":"2012-03-27T06:51:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T11:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=54544"},"modified":"2012-03-27T07:14:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T12:14:12","slug":"middle-earth-madness-2012-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/03\/27\/54544-middle-earth-madness-2012-round-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth March Madness 2012 &#8211; Round 3!"},"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>We&#8217;ve reached the Elite Eight in our inaugural&nbsp;<em>Middle-earth March Madness<\/em>&nbsp;tournament! The match-ups in the second round proved to be quite historic, but none more than the Rankin\/Bass Division. The top seed (1)Gandalf, narrowly won by <strong>a single vote<\/strong>. Yes, one vote out of 19,405 is all that defeated the great (4)Feanor! Proving once again that even the smallest of things can make a difference. In the other match-up, (6)Smaug lost to (2)Galadriel by only 100 votes in a competition that saw 20,616 total votes! The rest of the divisions were competitive, but did come down to less than 100 votes. (<a title=\"Middle-earth Madness 2012 \u2013 Round 2!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/03\/22\/54405-middle-earth-madness-2012-round-2\/\">see all results here<\/a>) Ultimately we&#8217;ve ended up with the number 1 and number 2 seeded competitors facing off in the Elite Eight!<\/p>\n<p>(1)Gandalf will take on (2)Galadriel in a battle of characters that will be returning to the screen in the upcoming &#8216;<em>Hobbit<\/em>&#8216; films! In the Ralph Bakshi Division, (1)Bilbo Baggins will test his muster against a crowd-favorite (2)Aragorn. In the Tolkien Family Division, heavily favored heart-throb (1)Legolas will face off against the hardened savior of Middle-earth (2)Frodo Baggins. The Peter Jackson Division&#8217;s final competition comes served with a bit of irony. Peter&#8217;s division is the only one to have a competitor that was not represented on-screen in <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em> trilogy. The match-up finds the top-seeded (1)Glorfindel versus a heavy crowd favorite (2)Samwise Gamgee.<\/p>\n<p>Follow after the break to place your vote and see the latest version of the bracket. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-eliteeight.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">download<\/a>) Voting will remain open until March 30th at Noon ET. You may vote as often as you like, so please share with your friends and family.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54545 no-lazyload\" title=\"middle-earthmadness-eliteeight\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-eliteeight-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-eliteeight-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-eliteeight-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-eliteeight.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rankin\/Bass Division &#8211; Round 3<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>March 22nd &#8211; March 30th 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6082038.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6082038\/\">(1) Gandalf vs. (2) Galadriel<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Ralph Bakshi Division &#8211; Round 3<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 22nd &#8211; March <em>30th<\/em>&nbsp;2012<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6082039.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6082039\/\">(1) Bilbo Baggins vs. (2) Aragorn<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Tolkien Family Division &#8211; Round 3<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 22nd &#8211; March <em>30th<\/em>&nbsp;2012<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6082040.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6082040\/\">(1) Legolas Greenleaf vs. (2) Frodo Baggins<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Peter Jackson Division &#8211; Round 3<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 22nd &#8211; March <em>30th<\/em>&nbsp;2012<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6082041.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6082041\/\">(1) Glorfindel vs. (2) Samwise Gamgee<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve reached the Elite Eight in our inaugural&nbsp;Middle-earth March Madness&nbsp;tournament! 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