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Jane Cooper will give a talk on Boreray sheep, wool, and wool working in the Viking Age.

Discovering the place of the ancestors of the Orkney Boreray sheep in the lives of the Vikings, as told in the book, The Lost Flock. How Viking women worked with wool to produce a range of sophisticated textiles which played a crucial role in the lives and travels of the Vikings. How the sheep that provided this wool were an integral part of Viking life.

, Culture & Heritage, Culture & Events, Kirkwall & St Ola