As the city falls, Ivar manages to escape Kattegat in disguise, heading east in a wagon.
However, the victory is bittersweet. Bjorn experiences a haunting vision of himself atop a mountain of corpses, holding the sword. The ghost of appears, warning him of the heavy burden of power, while the Seer cryptically reminds him that "the war is not over". Vikings season 5 finale recap: Ragnarok - Show Snob RagnarokVikings : Season 5 Episode 20
The tide turns when Ivar’s wife, , betrays him. Grieving for the infant son Ivar left to die, she sneaks into Bjorn’s camp and reveals a secret entrance into the city. As the city falls, Ivar manages to escape
Bjorn Ironside, Hvitserk, and King Harald launch a massive assault to reclaim their home from their tyrannical brother, Ivar the Boneless. The first wave is a brutal failure; Ivar’s superior defenses, including tar and fire, force a retreat. During this initial clash, is killed by an arrow after finally embracing his Viking identity. Betrayal and the Fall of Ivar The ghost of appears, warning him of the
Using the secret passage, Bjorn’s forces infiltrate the city. Many of Ivar's defenders, moved by Bjorn’s earlier speech that they were "children he grew up with," refuse to fight.
In the Season 5 finale of Vikings , titled the long-standing civil war between the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok reaches a bloody conclusion at the walls of Kattegat. The Siege of Kattegat