Iceland

Icelandic sheep

Even though the wool counts for little of the income from sheep in Iceland (less than 15%) it is the wool for which they are know. The particular qualities of Icelandic wool are due to the uniqueness of the Icelandic sheep, which have been bred in isolation for generations, partly due to geography and partly through regulation to guard against disease. Icelandic Sheep have not changed for centuries and outnumber the IslandĀ“s population. They are a direct descendant of the ones taken to Iceland by Viking settlers in the ninth and tenth century.