Inter-Kingdom Debate, Season III
Round One
Khazad-dum at Minas Tirith
Topic: Finding the Ring was Saruman’s only hope.
Link: KD vs MT
Winner: Minas Tirith
Mordor at the Shire
Topic: Tom Bombadil was a vital part of the success of the Quest.
Link: Mordor vs Shire
Winner: The Shire
Isengard at Fangorn
Topic: Elrond cared more deeply for the suffering of people than Galadriel
Link: Isengard vs Fangorn
Winner: Fangorn
Rivendell at Rohan
Topic: The Ring: a mind of its own?
Link: Rivvy vs Rohan
Winner: Rivendell (woot!)
Round Two
The Shire at Isengard
Topic: Aragorn II did not have a valid claim to the throne of Gondor
Link: Shire vs Isengard
Winner: The Shire
Rohan at Khazad-dum
Topic: Eru’s plan for Arda was flawed.
Link: Rohan vs KD
Winner: Khazad-dum
Fangorn at Mordor
Topic: Finafarin should have followed Feanor into exile.
Link: Fangorn vs Mordor
Winner: Fangorn
Minas Tirith at Rivendell
Topic: Smeagol killed Deagol because of the influence of the Ring.
Link: MT vs Rivvy
Winner: Minas Tirith
Round Three
Isengard at Minas Tirith
Topic: Feanor bears all the blame for the Kinslaying at Alaquonde
Link:Isengard vs MT
Winner: Isengard
Mordor at Rohan
Topic: Denethor failed in his watch as Steward.
Link: Mordor vs Rohan
Winner: Rohan
Rivendell at Fangorn
Topic: The dwarves were justified in their apathy towards the cares of Middle-earth.
Link: Rivvy vs Fangorn
Winner: Fangorn
Khazad-dum at the Shire
Topic: The Council of Elrond chose Frodo to bear the Ring because he was a hobbit.
Link: KD vs Shire
Winner: Khazad-dum
Round Four
Isengard at Rivendell
Topic: The hobbits’ second day in the House of Tom Bombadil was planned and not merely the rainy conditions.
Link: Isengard vs Rivvy
Winner: Rivendell (woot!)
Minas Tirith at Rohan
Topic: Minas Tirith: The hope of Middle-earth?
Link: Mt vs Rohan
Winner: Rohan
Khazad-dum at Mordor
Topic: Frodo should have been given more credit for the success of the Quest than he received.
Link: KD vs Mordor
Winner: Khazad-dum
Fangorn at the Shire
Topic: Which was the better stronghold/fortress? Angband or Barad-dur?
Link: Fangorn vs Shire
Winner: Fangorn
Round Five
Rohan at Fangorn
Topic: Immortality or the Gift of Iluvatar?
Link: Rohan vs Fangorn
Winner: Rohan
Rivendell at Khazad-dum
Topic: The execution of Eol was justified.
Link: Rivvy vs KD
Winner: Khazad-dum
Mordor at Isengard
Topic: Strider’s choice of Weathertop as a camp was flawed.
Link: Mordor vs Isengard
Winner: Isengard
The Shire at Minas Tirith
Topic: Boromir: Victim or Villain?
Link: Shire vs MT
Winner: The Shire
Round Six
Rohan at the Shire
Topic: The Ents lost the Entwives through mistakes of their own.
Link: Rohan vs Shire
Winner: Rohan
Minas Tirith at Fangorn
Topic: Gandalf was the greatest of the Maiar
Link: MT vs Fangorn
Winner: Minas Tirith
Khazad-dum at Isengard
Topic: Pride: The scourge of Middle-earth
Link: KD vs Isengard
Winner: Isengard
Mordor at Rivendell
Topic: Had Frodo and Sam not taken the Pass of Cirith Ungol, they would not have gained entry to Mordor.
Link: Mordor vs Rivvy
Winner: Rivendell
Round Seven
Fangorn at Khazad-dum
Topic: Hobbits: Men or a race of their own?
Link: Fangorn vs KD
Winner: Fangorn
Isengard at Rohan
Topic: Bilbo was wrong to choose the Arkenstone of Thain for his share of the treasure.
Link: Isengard vs Rohan
Winner: Rohan
The Shire at Rivendell
Topic: The fall of Númenor could have been prevented if Ar-Pharazôn would not have taken Sauron hostage.
Link: Shire vs Rivvy
Winner: The Shire
Minas Tirith at Mordor
Topic: The Doom of Mandos was unfair.
Link: MT vs Mordor
Winner: Minas Tirith
Semi-finals
Minas Tirith at the Shire
Topic: The Valar made many mistake or did they?
Link: MT vs Shire
Winner: Minas Tirith
Fangorn at Rohan
Topic: The Quest to destroy the Ring was primarily accomplished by luck.
Link: Fangorn vs Rohan
Winner: Rohan
Final
Rohan vs Minas Tirith at Rivendell
Topic: The Nazgul: Servants or Thralls?
Link: Rohan vs MT
Winner: Minas Tirith