Quicksand is probably more important as a motion picture plot device than as an actual natural phenomenon that's waiting to suck you to your death the next time you stroll in the woods/jungle/cursed mall.
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Although Fleetwood Mac's tumultuous personal history between band members is nothing new, it still came as quite a shock when lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sued the band in 2018.
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Life as a Viking wasn't easy, but there was more to it than legend makes it seem. Here are the things that the Vikings couldn't live without.
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Vikings has been a truly massive success for the History Channel, and for the show's first four seasons, it was spearheaded by a larger-than-life main character.
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Vikings, being just like us, really, though usually carrying more cutlery than we do, also delighted in codes. And we have proof.
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David Byrne has enjoyed a pretty impressive career, but how much money has it earned him along the way?
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Vikings, hailing from what's now Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, had developed the one thing that made them not only a military power, but a commercial power. And that thing was sea power. Their go to vessel? The longship.
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Vikings. The word conjures a host of images in popular imagination: brutal, burly savages wielding axes and howling their way through coastal raids, clad in equal parts dirt and animal skins, and sporting questionable hygiene. However, the Vikings were a far more nuanced society than many realize.
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Here's what you need to know before the second half of Vikings season 6.
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Sure, there are plenty of easy answers here. After all, you know what you didn't you see in the first episode of The Walking Dead? Optimism ... or, for that matter, anything you hadn't already seen in 28 Days Later.
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So what did get fans upset about Vikings Season One? It all boils down to deadly snakes ...
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Merry Clayton has one of those voices you've heard -- repeatedly -- but probably didn't know the name that went with it. Her most famous work? The Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter.'
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Even though a band called "Queen" has continued after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991, Queen had effectively ended with his passing. Or, at least, that's how John Deacon, Queen's bassist, felt. But where is he now?
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In Vikings, Kattegat serves as the seat of Ragnar Lothbrok, the series' protagonist, and as a mirror for his rise in power, growing from a market town to the seat of the kingdom's power. It is a central point in the story, but is it real?
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Mick Jagger is a lot of things. As the singer of the Rolling Stones, he is the voice of legendary hits like "Sympathy for the Devil," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "Gimme Shelter." He's also reportedly ... an enemy of the Queen?
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Billie Jean King is known as not only one of the greatest tennis players in history, but her struggles have paved the way for women and LGBTQ athletes today.
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From lush forests, to bleak Scandinavian shores, to the cold stone of isolated (and amazingly easily conquered as it turns out) English monasteries, Vikings' settings aren't just gorgeous to behold -- they're a vital part of the show. So where is it actually filmed?
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Before Eric Garner and George Floyd, there was Rodney King, whose beating would lay bare the racism and injustice that ran through the LAPD.
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Queen Victoria never truly got over the loss of her husband, Prince Albert, and she literally wore her feelings on her sleeve.
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The idea that a state could change its name sounds somewhat fantastical. But for one of the fifty, it's on the table.
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The Talking Heads had a successful 16-year musical career, which ultimately ended when Byrne decided to leave the band in 1991. Here's why.
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After Young Hannibal depicted Hannibal Lecter as a samurai-themed kid seeking revenge on his sister's killers, it was easy to think that Hollywood has said all it has to say about a certain cannibal murderer. NBC's Hannibal promptly proved everyone wrong by bringing Dr. Lecter on the small screen.
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It took a couple of hundred years, but some members of what passed as the medical profession started to ask whether tobacco and cigarette smoking was really such a good idea after all.
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Vikings was a big hit, but there was one scene in particular that Winnick struggled with.
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Queen Victoria, with nine children and a full time job, probably needed to cut loose once in a while. Here are her favorite drugs.
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Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Victor was known to those who loved him as "Eddy," (also great uncle to the present Queen, Elizabeth II), and a proposed candidate for true identity of Jack the Ripper.
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Historical figures become known by their nicknames. Sometimes, people forget why they were given those names in the first place. That's pretty much what happened to Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen, especially after the BBC TV show of the same name premiered.
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