Here are the polls from previous weeks, complete with the final results.
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What is your opinion of Harry Potter? |
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I love it. (117) |
38% |
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It's ok. (110) |
36% |
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It's a poor LotR ripoff. (78) |
26% |
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Total Votes: 305
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| FINAL RESULTS |
October 1st-November 17th, What did you think of the new LotR trailer?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What did you think of the new LotR trailer? |
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It was awesome! I'm psyched for the movie! (150) |
54% |
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It was ok. (30) |
11% |
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It was awful. (6) |
2% |
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What trailer? (92) |
33% |
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Total Votes: 278
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 28th-October 1st, What was the most frightening part of LotR?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What is the most frightening part of LotR? |
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The pursuit by the Black Riders of the Hobbits through The Shire (34) |
14% |
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The Barrow-Downs (19) |
8% |
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The dell under Weathertop (17) |
7% |
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The journey in the dark through Mória/The Bridge of Khazâd-dûm (85) |
35% |
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The passage of the Dead Marshes (10) |
4% |
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Shelob's Lair (56) |
23% |
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The Paths of the Dead (24) |
10% |
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Total Votes: 245
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 14th-August 28th: What is Tom Bombadil?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What is Tom Bombadil? |
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A Vala (13) |
7% |
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A Maia (34) |
18% |
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An enigma (47) |
25% |
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An elf who really let himself go (13) |
7% |
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Iluvatar/God (19) |
10% |
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Father Christmas (7) |
4% |
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Something else entirely (57) |
30% |
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Total Votes: 190
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 7th-August 14th, What do you think of "Attack of the Clones" as the title of Star Wars: Episode II?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What do you think of "Attack of the Clones" as Episode II's title? |
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I love it! (6) |
7% |
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I hate it - too cheesy. (41) |
46% |
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It's ok. (23) |
26% |
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I don't care about Star Wars! (19) |
21% |
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Total Votes: 89
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| FINAL RESULTS |
July 22nd-August 7th, What would you like to see most at the Trail in the future?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What would you like to see most at the Trail in the future? |
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Chat room (22) |
15% |
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Tolkien encyclopedia (39) |
27% |
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Linguistic information (23) |
16% |
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Links to other sites (4) |
3% |
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More games (48) |
33% |
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Other (9) |
6% |
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Total Votes: 145
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| FINAL RESULTS |
June 27th-July 22nd, Which restaurant should get the LotR tie-in toys?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Which fast food restaurant should have the LotR movie tie-in toys? |
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McDonalds (32) |
23% |
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Burger King (19) |
13% |
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Taco Bell (6) |
4% |
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Other (1) |
1% |
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Restaurant tie-ins would cheapen the books! (83) |
59% |
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Total Votes: 141
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| FINAL RESULTS |
April 10th-June 27th, What is your favorite section of the site?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What is your favorite section of the site? |
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Bree (28) |
20% |
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The Shire (38) |
27% |
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Rivendell (23) |
16% |
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Lothlorien (22) |
16% |
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Fangorn (Entmoot) (29) |
21% |
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Total Votes: 140
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| FINAL RESULTS |
March 6th-April 10th, What do you think of the new LotR poster?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What do you think of the LotR poster? |
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I love it! (40) |
25% |
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It's ok, but I would have preferred more. (36) |
22% |
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I hate it. (4) |
2% |
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I haven't seen it yet. (83) |
51% |
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Total Votes: 163
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| FINAL RESULTS |
February 13th-March 6th, Who was the "cutest couple" in Middle Earth?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who's the "cutest couple" in Middle Earth? |
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Beren and Luthien (6) |
5% |
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Aragorn and Arwen (30) |
23% |
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Faramir and Eowyn (23) |
18% |
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Sam Gamgee and Rosie Cotton (41) |
32% |
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Thingol and Melian (0) |
0% | |
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Celeborn and Galadriel (26) |
20% |
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Other (4) |
3% |
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Total Votes: 130
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| FINAL RESULTS |
December 26-February 13th (just sad), Which of these gifts given in Middle Earth would you most like to receive?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Which of these gifts given in Middle-earth would you most like to receive? |
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mithril mail (29) |
22% |
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the Ring (28) |
22% |
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Elfstone (18) |
14% |
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golden belt (2) |
2% |
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Galadriel's hair (12) |
9% |
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Sam's box of soil (11) |
9% |
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Phial of Galadriel (25) |
19% |
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Other (4) |
3% |
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Total Votes: 129
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| FINAL RESULTS |
November 14th-December 26th (*shudder* am I lazy or what?), In honor of the recent elections, what LotR character would you vote for as President?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| In honor of the recent elections, which LotR character would you vote for as President? |
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Sam Gamgee (11) |
7% |
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Aragorn (48) |
31% |
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Gandalf (46) |
29% |
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Sauron (6) |
4% |
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Elrond (20) |
13% |
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Galadriel (16) |
10% |
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Theoden (5) |
3% |
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Other (4) |
3% |
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Total Votes: 156
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| FINAL RESULTS |
October 17th-November 9th, What movie other than LotR are you most looking forward to?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Which upcoming movie (other than LotR) are you most excited about? |
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Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (16) |
21% |
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Star Wars: Episode II (33) |
43% |
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The Matrix II (16) |
21% |
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X-Men II (4) |
5% |
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Dungeons and Dragons (5) |
6% |
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Other (3) |
4% |
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Total Votes: 77
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| FINAL RESULTS |
October 10th-October 17th, If a Tolkien Theme Park ever opened, would you visit?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| If a Tolkien Theme Park ever opened up, would you visit? |
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Definitely! (19) |
31% |
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Depends on where it's located (14) |
23% |
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Depends on the quality (16) |
26% |
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No, a theme park would "Disney-fy" LotR in a way Tolkien never intended (13) |
21% |
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Total Votes: 62
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| FINAL RESULTS |
October 3rd-October 10th, Who is your favorite LotR villain?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who is your favorite LotR villain? |
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Gollum (29) |
44% |
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Sauron (8) |
12% |
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Witch-King/Nazgul (11) |
17% |
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Shelob (4) |
6% |
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Balrog (9) |
14% |
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Orcs/Uruks (4) |
6% |
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Other (1) |
2% |
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Total Votes: 66
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| FINAL RESULTS |
September 26th-October 3rd, What merchandise relating to the LotR movie would you be most likely to buy?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| What merchandise relating to the LotR movie would you be most likely to buy? |
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Action figures (6) |
12% |
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School stuff (folders, etc) (4) |
8% |
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Soundtrack(s) (4) |
8% |
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Video/DVD (26) |
50% |
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Clothing (6) |
12% |
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Other (2) |
4% |
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None; merchandise would spoil the spirit of Tolkien! (4) |
8% |
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Total Votes: 52
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| FINAL RESULTS |
September 12th-September 26th, Who is your favorite LotR-related composer?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who is your favorite LotR-inspired musician? |
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Blind Guardian (6) |
11% |
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Patrice Deceuninck (5) |
9% |
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Johan de Meij (3) |
6% |
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Bo Hansson (4) |
7% |
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Leonard Rosenman (2) |
4% |
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Other (4) |
7% |
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None of them do justice to Tolkien! (30) |
56% |
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Total Votes: 54
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| FINAL RESULTS |
September 5th-September 12th, What LotR song do you most want included in the movies?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Which song from LotR do you most want to hear in the movies? |
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The Road Goes Ever On (17) |
24% |
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Frodo's song at the Prancing Pony (15) |
21% |
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Beren and Luthien (8) |
11% |
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Boromir's Funeral Song (7) |
10% |
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Sam's Troll Song (3) |
4% |
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel (12) |
17% |
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Other (4) |
6% |
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None; I don't want songs in LotR (4) |
6% |
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Total Votes: 70
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 29th-September 5th, Who is your favorite fantasy author other than Tolkien?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who is your favorite fantasy author? (other than Tolkien) |
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Robert Jordan (5) |
5% |
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Raymond Feist (4) |
4% |
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Terry Brooks (9) |
9% |
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Anne McCaffrey (3) |
3% |
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David Eddings (8) |
8% |
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Tad Williams (5) |
5% |
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J.K. Rowling (8) |
8% |
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C.S. Lewis (14) |
14% |
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Other (17) |
17% |
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None but Tolkien, the rest stink! (29) |
28% |
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Total Votes: 102
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 22nd-August 29th, Which actor do you most wish had been cast in LotR?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Which actor do you most wish had been cast in LotR? |
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Sean Connery (27) |
47% |
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Patrick Stewart (6) |
11% |
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Harrison Ford (6) |
11% |
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James Earl Jones (4) |
7% |
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Bruce Willis (2) |
4% |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones (6) |
11% |
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Someone else (6) |
11% |
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Total Votes: 57
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 15th-August 22nd, Who will become the cult figure of the movies?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who will become the cult figure of the movies? |
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Witch-King (16) |
27% |
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Mouth of Sauron (16) |
27% |
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Boromir (10) |
17% |
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Ghan-Buri-Ghan (2) |
3% |
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Arwen (3) |
5% |
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Someone else (12) |
20% |
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Total Votes: 59
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 8th-August 15th, How old were you when you first encountered Tolkien's works?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| How old were you when you first encountered Tolkien's works? |
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Under Ten (17) |
24% |
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10-14 (28) |
39% |
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15-19 (16) |
22% |
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20-30 (10) |
14% |
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Over 30 (1) |
1% |
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Total Votes: 72
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| FINAL RESULTS |
August 1st-August 8th, Which Middle-Earth mystery would you most like to see solved?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Which Middle-Earth mystery would you most like to see solved? |
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Origin of Tom Bombadil (15) |
22% |
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Fate of the Entwives (23) |
34% |
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Fate of the Blue Wizards (10) |
15% |
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Whether or not Balrogs have wings (5) |
7% |
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Whether or not Elves have pointy ears (6) |
9% |
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None of the above (8) |
12% |
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Total Votes: 67
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| FINAL RESULTS |
July 25-August 1st, Who had the most powerful death in LotR or Hobbit?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who had the most powerful death in LotR or Hobbit? |
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Denethor (8) |
13% |
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Gollum (11) |
18% |
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Boromir (10) |
17% |
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Theoden (6) |
10% |
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Saruman (2) |
3% |
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Thorin Oakenshield (7) |
12% |
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Gandalf (15) |
25% |
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None of the above (1) |
2% |
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Total Votes: 60
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| FINAL RESULTS |
July 18-25, Who is your favorite character from LotR?
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TolkienTrail.com Poll
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| Who is your favorite character from Lord of the Rings? |
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Aragorn/Strider (21) |
17% |
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Gandalf (35) |
28% |
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Frodo Baggins (10) |
8% |
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Sam Gamgee (22) |
17% |
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Gollum/Smeagol (5) |
4% |
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Legolas (10) |
8% |
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Galadriel (7) |
6% |
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Tom Bombadil (5) |
4% |
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Eowyn (4) |
3% |
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None of the above (8) |
6% |
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Total Votes: 127
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| FINAL RESULTS |
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