Sheep
Title
Sheep
Subject
Photograph
Description
Sheep were an important source of milk, meat and wool. The cloth made from wool was even a form of currency in Iceland during the Viking Age. Wool was gathered by plucking the sheep or by collecting it after it had been shed naturally. They did not shear sheep.
The Gutefår or Gotlandic sheep is the oldest breed still extant in Scandinavia. It probably resembles most closely Viking Age sheep.
The Gutefår or Gotlandic sheep is the oldest breed still extant in Scandinavia. It probably resembles most closely Viking Age sheep.
Creator
Diego Delso
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
Date
15/08/2014
Contributor
Administrator
Rights
Diego Delso [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Image
Coverage
Modern, Iceland
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
1024x768
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