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Here are the polls from previous weeks, complete with the final results.

TolkienTrail.com Poll
What is your opinion of Harry Potter?
  
I love it. (117)

38%

  
It's ok. (110)

36%

  
It's a poor LotR ripoff. (78)

26%


Total Votes: 305

FINAL RESULTS

October 1st-November 17th, What did you think of the new LotR trailer?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What did you think of the new LotR trailer?
  
It was awesome! I'm psyched for the movie! (150)

54%

  
It was ok. (30)

11%

  
It was awful. (6)

2%

  
What trailer? (92)

33%


Total Votes: 278

FINAL RESULTS

August 28th-October 1st, What was the most frightening part of LotR?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What is the most frightening part of LotR?
  
The pursuit by the Black Riders of the Hobbits through The Shire (34)

14%

  
The Barrow-Downs (19)

8%

  
The dell under Weathertop (17)

7%

  
The journey in the dark through Mória/The Bridge of Khazâd-dûm (85)

35%

  
The passage of the Dead Marshes (10)

4%

  
Shelob's Lair (56)

23%

  
The Paths of the Dead (24)

10%


Total Votes: 245

FINAL RESULTS

August 14th-August 28th: What is Tom Bombadil?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What is Tom Bombadil?
  
A Vala (13)

7%

  
A Maia (34)

18%

  
An enigma (47)

25%

  
An elf who really let himself go (13)

7%

  
Iluvatar/God (19)

10%

  
Father Christmas (7)

4%

  
Something else entirely (57)

30%


Total Votes: 190

FINAL RESULTS




August 7th-August 14th, What do you think of "Attack of the Clones" as the title of Star Wars: Episode II?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What do you think of "Attack of the Clones" as Episode II's title?
  
I love it! (6)

7%

  
I hate it - too cheesy. (41)

46%

  
It's ok. (23)

26%

  
I don't care about Star Wars! (19)

21%


Total Votes: 89

FINAL RESULTS




July 22nd-August 7th, What would you like to see most at the Trail in the future?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What would you like to see most at the Trail in the future?
  
Chat room (22)

15%

  
Tolkien encyclopedia (39)

27%

  
Linguistic information (23)

16%

  
Links to other sites (4)

3%

  
More games (48)

33%

  
Other (9)

6%


Total Votes: 145

FINAL RESULTS




June 27th-July 22nd, Which restaurant should get the LotR tie-in toys?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Which fast food restaurant should have the LotR movie tie-in toys?
  
McDonalds (32)

23%

  
Burger King (19)

13%

  
Taco Bell (6)

4%

  
Other (1)

1%

  
Restaurant tie-ins would cheapen the books! (83)

59%


Total Votes: 141

FINAL RESULTS

April 10th-June 27th, What is your favorite section of the site?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What is your favorite section of the site?
  
Bree (28)

20%

  
The Shire (38)

27%

  
Rivendell (23)

16%

  
Lothlorien (22)

16%

  
Fangorn (Entmoot) (29)

21%


Total Votes: 140

FINAL RESULTS

March 6th-April 10th, What do you think of the new LotR poster?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What do you think of the LotR poster?
  
I love it! (40)

25%

  
It's ok, but I would have preferred more. (36)

22%

  
I hate it. (4)

2%

  
I haven't seen it yet. (83)

51%


Total Votes: 163

FINAL RESULTS

February 13th-March 6th, Who was the "cutest couple" in Middle Earth?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who's the "cutest couple" in Middle Earth?
  
Beren and Luthien (6)

5%

  
Aragorn and Arwen (30)

23%

  
Faramir and Eowyn (23)

18%

  
Sam Gamgee and Rosie Cotton (41)

32%

  
Thingol and Melian (0)

0%
  
Celeborn and Galadriel (26)

20%

  
Other (4)

3%


Total Votes: 130

FINAL RESULTS

December 26-February 13th (just sad), Which of these gifts given in Middle Earth would you most like to receive?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Which of these gifts given in Middle-earth would you most like to receive?
  
mithril mail (29)

22%

  
the Ring (28)

22%

  
Elfstone (18)

14%

  
golden belt (2)

2%

  
Galadriel's hair (12)

9%

  
Sam's box of soil (11)

9%

  
Phial of Galadriel (25)

19%

  
Other (4)

3%


Total Votes: 129

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?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
In honor of the recent elections, which LotR character would you vote for as President?
  
Sam Gamgee (11)

7%

  
Aragorn (48)

31%

  
Gandalf (46)

29%

  
Sauron (6)

4%

  
Elrond (20)

13%

  
Galadriel (16)

10%

  
Theoden (5)

3%

  
Other (4)

3%


Total Votes: 156

FINAL RESULTS

October 17th-November 9th, What movie other than LotR are you most looking forward to?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Which upcoming movie (other than LotR) are you most excited about?
  
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (16)

21%

  
Star Wars: Episode II (33)

43%

  
The Matrix II (16)

21%

  
X-Men II (4)

5%

  
Dungeons and Dragons (5)

6%

  
Other (3)

4%


Total Votes: 77

FINAL RESULTS

October 10th-October 17th, If a Tolkien Theme Park ever opened, would you visit?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
If a Tolkien Theme Park ever opened up, would you visit?
  
Definitely! (19)

31%

  
Depends on where it's located (14)

23%

  
Depends on the quality (16)

26%

  
No, a theme park would "Disney-fy" LotR in a way Tolkien never intended (13)

21%


Total Votes: 62

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FINAL RESULTS

October 3rd-October 10th, Who is your favorite LotR villain?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who is your favorite LotR villain?
  
Gollum (29)

44%

  
Sauron (8)

12%

  
Witch-King/Nazgul (11)

17%

  
Shelob (4)

6%

  
Balrog (9)

14%

  
Orcs/Uruks (4)

6%

  
Other (1)

2%


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?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
What merchandise relating to the LotR movie would you be most likely to buy?
  
Action figures (6)

12%

  
School stuff (folders, etc) (4)

8%

  
Soundtrack(s) (4)

8%

  
Video/DVD (26)

50%

  
Clothing (6)

12%

  
Other (2)

4%

  
None; merchandise would spoil the spirit of Tolkien! (4)

8%


Total Votes: 52

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FINAL RESULTS

September 12th-September 26th, Who is your favorite LotR-related composer?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who is your favorite LotR-inspired musician?
  
Blind Guardian (6)

11%

  
Patrice Deceuninck (5)

9%

  
Johan de Meij (3)

6%

  
Bo Hansson (4)

7%

  
Leonard Rosenman (2)

4%

  
Other (4)

7%

  
None of them do justice to Tolkien! (30)

56%


Total Votes: 54

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FINAL RESULTS

September 5th-September 12th, What LotR song do you most want included in the movies?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Which song from LotR do you most want to hear in the movies?
  
The Road Goes Ever On (17)

24%

  
Frodo's song at the Prancing Pony (15)

21%

  
Beren and Luthien (8)

11%

  
Boromir's Funeral Song (7)

10%

  
Sam's Troll Song (3)

4%

  
A Elbereth Gilthoniel (12)

17%

  
Other (4)

6%

  
None; I don't want songs in LotR (4)

6%


Total Votes: 70

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FINAL RESULTS

August 29th-September 5th, Who is your favorite fantasy author other than Tolkien?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who is your favorite fantasy author? (other than Tolkien)
  
Robert Jordan (5)

5%

  
Raymond Feist (4)

4%

  
Terry Brooks (9)

9%

  
Anne McCaffrey (3)

3%

  
David Eddings (8)

8%

  
Tad Williams (5)

5%

  
J.K. Rowling (8)

8%

  
C.S. Lewis (14)

14%

  
Other (17)

17%

  
None but Tolkien, the rest stink! (29)

28%


Total Votes: 102

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FINAL RESULTS

August 22nd-August 29th, Which actor do you most wish had been cast in LotR?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Which actor do you most wish had been cast in LotR?
  
Sean Connery (27)

47%

  
Patrick Stewart (6)

11%

  
Harrison Ford (6)

11%

  
James Earl Jones (4)

7%

  
Bruce Willis (2)

4%

  
Catherine Zeta-Jones (6)

11%

  
Someone else (6)

11%


Total Votes: 57

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FINAL RESULTS

August 15th-August 22nd, Who will become the cult figure of the movies?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who will become the cult figure of the movies?
  
Witch-King (16)

27%

  
Mouth of Sauron (16)

27%

  
Boromir (10)

17%

  
Ghan-Buri-Ghan (2)

3%

  
Arwen (3)

5%

  
Someone else (12)

20%


Total Votes: 59

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FINAL RESULTS

August 8th-August 15th, How old were you when you first encountered Tolkien's works?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
How old were you when you first encountered Tolkien's works?
  
Under Ten (17)

24%

  
10-14 (28)

39%

  
15-19 (16)

22%

  
20-30 (10)

14%

  
Over 30 (1)

1%


Total Votes: 72

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FINAL RESULTS

August 1st-August 8th, Which Middle-Earth mystery would you most like to see solved?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Which Middle-Earth mystery would you most like to see solved?
  
Origin of Tom Bombadil (15)

22%

  
Fate of the Entwives (23)

34%

  
Fate of the Blue Wizards (10)

15%

  
Whether or not Balrogs have wings (5)

7%

  
Whether or not Elves have pointy ears (6)

9%

  
None of the above (8)

12%


Total Votes: 67

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July 25-August 1st, Who had the most powerful death in LotR or Hobbit?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who had the most powerful death in LotR or Hobbit?
  
Denethor (8)

13%

  
Gollum (11)

18%

  
Boromir (10)

17%

  
Theoden (6)

10%

  
Saruman (2)

3%

  
Thorin Oakenshield (7)

12%

  
Gandalf (15)

25%

  
None of the above (1)

2%


Total Votes: 60

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FINAL RESULTS

July 18-25, Who is your favorite character from LotR?
TolkienTrail.com Poll
Who is your favorite character from Lord of the Rings?
  
Aragorn/Strider (21)

17%

  
Gandalf (35)

28%

  
Frodo Baggins (10)

8%

  
Sam Gamgee (22)

17%

  
Gollum/Smeagol (5)

4%

  
Legolas (10)

8%

  
Galadriel (7)

6%

  
Tom Bombadil (5)

4%

  
Eowyn (4)

3%

  
None of the above (8)

6%


Total Votes: 127

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FINAL RESULTS

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