{"id":88610,"date":"2014-04-12T00:32:25","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T05:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=88610"},"modified":"2014-04-12T01:57:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T06:57:15","slug":"congratulations-to-our-2014-middle-earth-march-madness-champion-thranduil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/12\/88610-congratulations-to-our-2014-middle-earth-march-madness-champion-thranduil\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness champion: Thranduil!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"memadness2014-champion-fb\"<\/a> The results are in! After three weeks of intense competition we can finally crown a winner! In the end, Thranduil — the Sindarin king of the Woodland Realm — has taken the crown in our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness contest! <\/p>\n

We received more than 20,000 votes in the final, and Thranduil (Thrandy<\/i> to his nearest and dearest?) soundly defeated his worthy opponent Legolas (aka Leggy) with 64.18% of those votes! I guess it is<\/i> good to be king!<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to thank you all for participating in this year\u2019s event and hope you had a fun time discussing the finer points of your favourite Middle-earth characters and objects, regardless of whether you viewed the contests as a physical battle, a game of wits, or a popularity contest (all valid ways to vote!). It’s also a neat way to explore<\/a> what makes these characters<\/a> such interesting<\/a> and vital<\/a> parts of Tolkien’s Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

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We’re already looking forward to next year\u2019s competition — and introducing a few of the changes that readers have suggested in comments\/facebook posts. For a review of each round, click on the following links: Round 1, Round 2<\/a>, Round 3<\/a>, Elite Eight<\/a>, Final Four<\/a>, and the Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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EDIT: Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions for next year below — we’re open to your ideas (and as mentioned we already have a few of our own!). Fan bashing, however, will not be tolerated by the mods.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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