What's in your wallet? Intertextuality

I chose this youtube video of the captial one commercials featuring the Vikings:


I thought this was a good representation of intertextuality because it incorporates modern day America, but references the ages of the Vikings. The commercial is actually mostly accurate in the apperance of the vikings, as they did wear the helmets and use the weapons that were shown. Interestingly, The also have a scene where a viking is helping a woman, which was not uncommon to their kind. While in many cultures women did not have rights to have money or property, the Viking women were second class only to the law. They could manage their own finances, and could even divorce their husbands if they wished! While the Vikings are known for their brutaility (and this is not necessarily wrong) they had a strict law that was upheld in their homes, and law breakers were trialed and punished accordingly. The reason Vikings are known for their violence is because of their brutal raids on villages.