Valhalla Star Leo Suter Describes The Process Of Learning Harald's Accent

In a series about Vikings, it isn't just the visuals that require attention, as the characters must sound legitimate when the cameras roll. When crafting the accent for Harald Sigurdsson, Suter did plenty of research and had some skilled individuals helping him along the way. "We have a great dialect coach called Paul, and he helped us work with it. He gave us Icelandic resources, which were what we were going to base the accent around," Suter said in an interview with Netflix Tudum. The actor went on to explain that one fascinating fact about his character that was a factor in the cultivation of the accent was that while researching Sigurdsson, it was discovered that he spent time coming of age in England. "He's quite cosmopolitan. I wasn't too concerned if his accent sounded slightly different to people who had spent all their time in Scandinavia because there's a globalness to Harald, or a Europeanness, that was an interesting thing to play."

It appears the actor went above and beyond in his efforts to prepare for the role, even reading several books, with some being more helpful than others. While answering questions in a video for the AV Club (via YouTube), Suter revealed, "I read some history books, there are sagas written about Harold Halgada from 800 years ago written in Iceland, and there very interesting and this guy was clearly a legend." After all the hard work put into the role, it feels safe to presume that several fans approve of Leo Suter's portrayal of the legendary Harald Sigurdsson on "Vikings: Valhalla."