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title: Two Towers named after the WTC
date: "2002-05-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1349
description: I highlight a bizarre online petition claiming "The Two Towers" was named after the World Trade Center. Surprisingly, this effort attracted significantly more votes than the counter-petition defending Tolkien's original title from the 1950s.
keywords: [the two towers, j.r.r. tolkien, world trade center, petitiononline, lord of the rings, misinformation]
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Some people [petitioned](http://www.petitiononline.com/twotower/) that "The Two Towers" (sequel to "Fellowship of the Ring") was named after the World Trade Centre. Curiously, this petition has a far larger number of votes compared to its [counter-petition](http://www.petitiononline.com/trutower/).