Alexander Skarsgard: 'I had never seen an epic Viking film told in an accurate way'

While filming The Northman, the Swedish actor had to bare his body to the Irish elements, but he reckons it was worth it to create a film that's already getting rave reviews 

Alexander Skarsgard in The Northman.

There were moments when Alexander Skarsgard was standing in the driving rain and howling wind, covered in mud, that he really called into question the reasons why he had wanted to make a Viking movie.

“I asked myself that question every day on set. Why did I want to do this?” he admits with a rueful smile.