Black Faroe Island ~ Natural color

4 oz ea
The name Føroyar (Faroe Islands) is derived from old Norse Færeyjar and literally means Sheep Islands, a name given by the Norse people that settled these rough and wind-swept isles during the Viking Age.
The origin of the Faroese breed is believed to stem from the sheep brought to the Faroese Islands by Norse settlers during
 the Viking age.  the Viking age.
 During the 17th century.
The Faroese sheep, a type of Northern European short-tailed sheep, is a small and hardy breed
This breed has wool in many different colours – white, grey, light and dark red, chestnut brown and black or some mixture  thereof.