Poll: Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones Similarities Part 2

Results of 320 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   Desirable objects melt at the end (the One Ring destroyed from lava in Mount Doom and the Iron Throne destroyed by Drogon).
2. 2.
   

   Mark Ferguson, Lawrence Makoare, and Brent McIntyre in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    

   In both cases it has been said that the villains (Witch King and Night King) can not die. ''No man can kill him'', meaning that a woman will and ''no one can kill him'', meaning that Arya will because…
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   Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   Undead villains (Witch King and Night King) who are supposed to be unbeatable are killed by women (Éowyn kills the Witch King/ Arya kills the Night King).
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   #2

    

   Both heroes battle in a big fortress in the middle of the night (battle of Helms Deep/ battle of Winterfell).
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   Maisie Williams in Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   Main characters leave with ships at the end (Frodo and Arya).
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   Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, and Karl Urban in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    

   Battles where the heroes are surrounded by the villains and then got rescued from 'above' (eagles help Aragorn and his army/ Daenerys and her dragons help Jon Snow).
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   Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   Great walls (walls of Moria/ the Wall).
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   Jacob Anderson and Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   A mad king and a mad queen (Denethor and Daenerys).
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   Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

    

   Dragons burn towns and kill innocent (Smaug and Drogon).
10. 10.
    

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

     

    Both considered to have controversial endings (the many endings of ROTK and the entire final season of GOT).
11. 11.
    

    Maisie Williams in Game of Thrones (2011)

     

    Villains (Sauron and Night King) fail because of the little ones (Frodo and Arya).
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    Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

     

    Councils where the fate of the world must be decided against evil (the council of Elrond where the One Ring is shown and the Great Council where the undead is shown).
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

     

    White horses arrive in slow motion (Shadowfax and Arya's horse).
14. 14.
    

    Christopher Lee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

     

    Good characters became bad (Saruman and Daenerys).
15. 15.
    

    Game of Thrones (2011)

     

    Ballista weapons kill dragons (Smaug and Rhaegal).
16. 16.
    

    Kit Harington in Game of Thrones (2011)

     

    Famous trees (the White Tree of Gondor and Weirwood).
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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

     

    Heroes become kings at the end (Aragorn and Bran).
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    #17

     

    Villains riding great winged creatures (Witch King and Night King).
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    Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Geoff Allen, David Aston, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Karl Urban, Walter Walsh, Sam Kelly, Mana Hira Davis, Aron Eastwood, Winham Hammond, Kirk Maxwell, Ben Britton, Richard Edge, Greg Ellis, Clint Carleton, Charlie McDermott, Daniel Andrews, Ken Stratton, Steve McCleary, Francis Mountjoy, Ron Kerkmeester, Mikel Taylor, Ralph Johnson, Rowan Fordham, Fraser Hesketh, Davey Hughes, Michael Fowler, Michael Harrison, James Bennett, Wayne Phillips, Alan Perry, Alessio Cavatore, and Michael Perry in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

     

    Two big battles at the final act (Battle of the Pelennor Fields and the battle in Black Gate/ the battle of Winterfell and the Battle of King's Landing).
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    Nathalie Emmanuel and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in Game of Thrones (2011)

     

    Meetings that ended with beheadings (Mouth of Sauron and Missandei).
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    Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones (2011)

     

    Villain forces have a fleet (Corsairs of Umbar and the Iron Fleet).