Editing Bölþorn (section)

==Theories==
It is often argued that the figure of Bölþorn embodies a traditional relationship with the maternal uncle, a pattern found in Germanic myths and legends alike.{{Sfn|Orchard|1997|p=23}}{{Sfn|Lindow|2002|p=77}} According to [[Andy Orchard|Orchard]], the Roman historian [[Tacitus]] (1st c. AD) "had already noted the importance of that particular family tie in Germanic society, and there are numerous examples of the closeness of male figures with their maternal uncles in the literary sources."{{Sfn|Orchard|1997|p=23}} For instance, a medieval Icelandic proverb goes by saying: "Men turn out most like their maternal uncles." [[John Lindow|Lindow]] comments : "Certainly Odin, of all the gods, turned out most like a giant."{{Sfn|Lindow|2002|p=77}}

Various scholars have also noted that the unnamed man (Bölþorn's son and [[Bestla]]'s brother) in ''Hávamál'' may be the wise being [[Mímir]].<ref>Bellow 1923, p 92.</ref>{{Sfn|Puhvel|1989|p=218}}