Icelandic
The modern Icelandic Sheep is a direct descendant of the sheep brought to the island by the early Viking settlers, in the ninth and tenth century. It is of the North European Short Tailed type, related to such breeds as the Finnsheep, Romanov, Shetland, Spelsau sheep and the Swedish Landrace, all of which are descendants of this type of sheep which was predominate in Scandinavia and the British Isles during 8th and 9th century. Of these the Icelandic and the Romanov are the largest, classified as medium size.
(Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science)
http://afs.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/icelandic/
(Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science)
http://afs.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/icelandic/