{"id":54612,"date":"2012-03-30T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T19:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=54612"},"modified":"2012-03-30T15:06:16","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T20:06:16","slug":"middle-earth-march-madness-2012-the-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/03\/30\/54612-middle-earth-march-madness-2012-the-final-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth March Madness 2012 &#8211; The Final Four!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><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>Middle-earth March Madness<\/em> is down to the Final Four! Coming out of the Rankin\/Bass Division, battered and bruised by some close calls, is none other than everyone&#8217;s favorite wizard, Gandalf! From the Ralph Bakshi Division, with a final match that was not nearly as close as one might expect, is Aragorn! From the Tolkien Family Division is the solid number one seed Legolas, coming hot off his latest victory over the Ringbearer himself, Frodo. Last, but certainly not least, out of the Peter Jackson Division, is tournament dark horse, and the only remaining Hobbit&#8230;Samwise Gamgee! Voting in for the Final Four will last until April 1st at 6pm ET. Check out the results from the previous rounds: <a title=\"Middle-earth Madness 2012 \u2013 Round 1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/03\/15\/54327-middle-earth-madness-2012-round-1\/\">Round 1<\/a>, <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\/\">Round 2<\/a>, <a title=\"Middle-earth March Madness 2012 \u2013 Round 3!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/03\/27\/54544-middle-earth-madness-2012-round-3\/\">Round 3<\/a>.<\/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-finalfour.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Download<\/a>) Good luck to all of our competitors!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-finalfour.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54613 no-lazyload\" title=\"Middle-earth march Madness Final Four 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-finalfour-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-finalfour-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-finalfour-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/middle-earthmadness-finalfour.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>The FINAL FOUR!<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 30th &#8211; April 1st 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6094326.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6094326\/\">Legolas vs. Samwise Gamgee<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><br \/>\n<em>March 30th &#8211; April 1st 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/6094330.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/6094330\/\">Aragorn vs. Gandalf<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middle-earth March Madness is down to the Final Four! 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