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Please also see: Icelandic Wool
"The only native land mammal when humans arrived was the Arctic Fox,[51] which came to the island at the end of the ice age, walking over the frozen sea."
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"The animals of Iceland include the Icelandic sheep, cattle, chicken, goat, the sturdy Icelandic horse, and the Icelandic Sheepdog." SOURCE
One very fortunate thing is that Icelandic Sheep are still raised today both in Iceland, Canada and in the USA, as well as other countries for their fleece and meat.
I've bought some gorgeous Icelandic Lamb Fleece for spinning and several Nålebinding projects. The Icelandic Sheep are direct descendants of the animals brought to Iceland by the Vikings!
The other really fantastic thing about the fleece is that it's dual coated! So you can actually make 3 distinct types of yarn from their coats.
See my Wool Yarn page for more information on the parts and uses of their wool.
Animal Links
Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America
Icelandic sheep
on Icelandic Horses
Breeds of Livestock - Icelandic Sheep
on Sheep and Livestock
Breeds of Livestock - Icelandic Horses
on Sheep and Livestock
The Icelandic Goat Breed
on Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America
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on Icelandic Horses
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on Sheep and Livestock
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on Icelandic Horses
Research
Differences in social behaviour between late pregnant, post-partum and barren mares in a herd of Icelandic horses
Dierendonck, M.C. van; Sigurjónsdóttir, H.; Colenbrander, B.; Thorhallsdottir, A.G. source Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume: 89 (2004), pp. 283-297
Aggression and dominance in matched groups of subadult Icelandic horses (Equus caballus)
Vervaecke, H.; Stevens, J.M.G.; Vandemoortele, H.; Sigurjónsdóttir, H.; Vries, Han de source Journal of Ethology, (2006)
Cerebrospinal fluid immunoglobulins in sheep with visna, a slow virus infection of the central nervous system
Martin, J.R.; Goudswaard, J.; Palsson, P.A.; Georgsson, G.; Petursson, G.; Klein, J.; Nathanson, N. source Journal of Neuroimmunology, Volume: 3, Issue: 2 (1982), pp. 139-148
Icelandic Chicken Recipe
Cariadoc's Miscellany: Poultry
Quomodo Condiantur Pulli in Pastellis
Icelandic Recipes
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Icelandic Chicken
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