{"id":88395,"date":"2014-04-06T09:16:43","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T14:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=88395"},"modified":"2014-04-06T09:16:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T14:16:43","slug":"father-vs-son-the-middle-earth-march-madness-final-is-set-thranduil-vs-legolas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/06\/88395-father-vs-son-the-middle-earth-march-madness-final-is-set-thranduil-vs-legolas\/","title":{"rendered":"Father vs Son! The Middle-earth March Madness Final is set! Thranduil vs. Legolas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-88396 no-lazyload\" alt=\"thefinals2014\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/thefinals2014.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> In what is possibly of the biggest boilovers imaginable, Middle-earth March Madness for 2014 has come down to a father-son battle for the title honours!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right: it&#8217;s a Thranduil vs Legolas final.<\/p>\n<p>After a very slow semi-final start, Thranduil clawed his way back through the field to eventually topple Aragorn out of the contest, while Legolas and Thorin waged a neck-and-neck battle for quite some time before the former pulled away in the vote.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In all 37,000 votes were cast in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Now we&#8217;re left with the ultimate Elven question: who really is the prettiest? (just joking!)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a tough choice though: Legolas might be one of the Nine Walkers and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/04\/88299-speaking-of-legolas\/\" target=\"_blank\">a member of the Fellowship if the Ring<\/a>, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/06\/88384-four-reasons-thranduil-is-smarter-than-your-average-elf\/\">Thranduil has reigned over Mirkwood<\/a> for more than 3,400 years. <\/p>\n<p>There can only be one (as they say in Highlander). So cast your vote now!<\/p>\n<p>Voting closes 10pm ET on April 7. Happy Voting!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Download the Brackets! 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