{"id":88252,"date":"2014-04-02T11:38:02","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=88252"},"modified":"2014-04-02T11:38:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T16:38:02","slug":"vote-in-the-middle-earth-march-madness-final-four-some-like-it-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/02\/88252-vote-in-the-middle-earth-march-madness-final-four-some-like-it-hot\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote in the Middle-earth March Madness Final Four! Some like it &#8216;Hot!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/final-four.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-88253 no-lazyload\" alt=\"final-four\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/final-four-266x300.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/final-four-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/final-four-600x675.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/final-four.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><strong>The Final Four are set!<\/strong> And in a stunning turn of events, Middle-earth has gone &#8216;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Hot<\/em><\/span>!&#8217; In an unexpected twist of fate, the final four combatants are arguably the most <em>swoon-worthy<\/em> group of Middle-earth combatants ever.<\/p>\n<p>First up, we have Thranduil facing off against Aragorn. Some staff are already dubbing this match-up as &#8216;Team Sparkle&#8217; (Thranduil) vs. &#8216;Team Stubble&#8217; (Aragorn).<\/p>\n<p>And with Legolas dispatching Gandalf in the Elite Eight, we now have a Hobbit (film) showdown of epic proportions &#8211; Legolas vs. Thorin Oakenshield.<\/p>\n<p>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!<\/p>\n<p>Voting will last until 10pm ET on April 5th in this round. So let the Middle-earth March Madness continue! Happy Voting!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Download the Brackets! [<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Final Four<\/a>] [<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round\u00a04<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">]\u00a0[<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 3<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">]\u00a0[<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014Bracket2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 2<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">] [<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014Bracket.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 1<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/7933887.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/7933887\/\">Thorin Oakenshield vs. Legolas<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/7933884.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/7933884\/\">Thranduil vs. Aragorn<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Final Four are set! 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