# Olvir the Child-Sparer

> Olvir the Child-Sparer was a Norwegian Viking known from Old Norse written sources. In the Book of Settlements, he is described as a famous man and a great Viking. His descendants participated in the settlement of Iceland. According to tradition, Olvir opposed the killing of children and would not allow them to be thrown onto spear-points, earning him the byname “the Child-Sparer”. Some scholars have regarded this explanation of the byname as credible or plausible, while others have associated it with Olvir having numerous descendants.

*Viking mentioned in several historical sources*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/olvir-the-child-sparer

## Identity
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 2.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 36.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140631619)
- [Olvir the Child-Sparer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olvir_the_Child-Sparer)
- [Эльвир Детолюб](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B1)

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