Körmt and Örmt

In Norse mythology, Körmt and Örmt are two rivers which Thor wades through every day when he goes to judgment by Yggdrasill. The source for this is a strophe in Grímnismál which is also quoted in the Prose Edda.

Thor wades through a river while the æsir ride across the bridge Bifröst (1895) by Lorenz Frølich

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