"Vikings" Season 4 Episode 11 opens with Ivar the Boneless becoming ruthless and fearsome. Actor Alex Hogh Andersen teased that Ivar likely becomes the new King of Kattegat.
"Vikings" Season 4 Episode 11 will focus on Ivar's rise to power instead of his disability. The instalment will no longer follow the journey of the crippled son of Ragnar Lothbrok but of Kattegat's future leader.
According to Alex Hogh Andersen, his character goes through a serious transformation in the second half of the season. His experiences in the past helped him to be strong in mind. What Ivar lacks in physical strength he makes up with his intelligence and his cunning battle tactics.
"Every single of his day of his life he's compensated for that disability and because he's done that he's become such a strong character," Andersen told Screener TV, when asked about Ivar's fate in "Vikings" Season 4 Episode 11.
It is for this reason that Ragnar Lothbrok chooses Ivar the Boneless as his successor. There are speculations that Ragnar wants his youngest son to become the new King of Kattegat in "Vikings" Season 4 Episode 11. This is why Ragnar is grooming him to be a great leader.
The trailer for "Vikings" Season 4 Episode 11 released at the San Diego Comic-Con further fuelled this speculation. The trailer showed Ragnar telling his son to prepare his army for a great battle. Likewise, the preview showed Ivar the Boneless as the fearless leader. Despite his physical condition, Ivar still led his men to battle.
Meanwhile, the trailer also showed Ragnar Lothbrok and Ivar the Boneless going on several crusades together. Ivar's transformation turns him into a different person. He becomes formidable. The trailer showed him killing people at night and invading several kingdoms. Ivar the Boneless clearly has the qualities needed to be the new King of Kattegat.
