{"id":97525,"date":"2015-03-22T07:48:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T12:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=97525"},"modified":"2015-03-22T07:48:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T12:48:04","slug":"middle-earth-march-madness-round-2-vote-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/03\/22\/97525-middle-earth-march-madness-round-2-vote-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth March Madness &#8211; Round 2! Vote Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-97526 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Round 1 is in the history books, as Middle-earth March Madness continues to capture the attention of Tolkien fans worldwide! In our first round, we had over 190,000 total votes cast, with the most contentious match-ups recieving nearly 10,000 votes! Voting for Round 2 starts now! (Vote below).<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 didn&#8217;t have many close match-ups, but there were definitely a few surprises.<\/p>\n<p>The most contraversial seems to be (11) Thranduil taking down (6) Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit division. As the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/12\/88610-congratulations-to-our-2014-middle-earth-march-madness-champion-thranduil\/\" title=\"Congratulations to our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness champion: Thranduil!\">2014 Middle-earth March Madness champion<\/a>, Thranduil seems to have a dedicated and loyal following that should help him through his next match-up with (3) Beorn. <em>(Or will fan backlash against those Thranduites push Beorn through?!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In The Lord of the RIngs division, (8) Arwen was able to take down The Dark Lord himself, (9) Sauron. Will she make it past (1) Galadriel to possible match-up against (4) Aragorn?!<\/p>\n<p>In The Others division, (2) Father Christmas was knocked off by (15) Legolas of Gondolin, obviously taking advantage of the name recognition of another famous Elf. <\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of intriguing match-ups in round 2, which I&#8217;m sure some TORn staffer will highlight in an article this week. Maybe you want to highlight your favorite match-ups in this round? Submit an article to <a href=\"mailto:spymaster@theonering.net\">spymaster@theonering.net<\/a> with your display name and a small bio, and we&#8217;ll see if we can post it! <\/p>\n<p>Voting in this round will remain open until March 26th at 10pm ET. Vote Now and tell your friends! 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Round 2<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 22nd &#8211; March 26th 2015<\/em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745538\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745538\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745540\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745540\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745542\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745542\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745544\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745544\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lord of the Rings &#8211; Round 2<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 22nd &#8211; March 26th 2015<\/em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745550\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745550\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745554\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745554\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745555\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745555\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding:5px;\"><a id=\"pd_a_8745556\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container8745556\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/8745556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Others &#8211; 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