Vimur River

In Norse mythology, the Vimur is the largest of the Elivagar rivers that were formed at the beginning of the world.

In Skáldskaparmál 18 part of the Norse Edda, writings of Snorri Sturluson, the Vimur river is mentioned in the tale of Thor and Geirrod. Thor needed to cross the Vimur on his way to Geirrod's abode. The force of the river threatened to sweep Thor away. Geirrod's daughter, Gjalp, tried to drown them by urinating in the river causing it rapily overflow. Thor stopped up the flow by hurling a rock into the river, effectively stopping the flow. This, with the help of a rowan tree, allows Thor to cross the river Vimur.

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