Ragnarokvikings : Season 5 Episode 20 -

With the battle won, returns and presents Bjorn with the Sword of Kings, declaring him the rightful King of Kattegat.

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. With the battle won, returns and presents Bjorn

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

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

Ivar realizes the betrayal and, in a chilling final confrontation, tells Freydis he loves her before strangling her to death.

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.