ABSTRACT
AS you move up into the northern provinces that are closest to the Arctic Pole, you come upon dogs that are savage and terrifying. This, we recognize, has been brought about through God’s mercy, because the more harmful species of wild beasts may also be found there, as I shall set out later in reporting the ferocity of wolves. 1 In Iceland, however, a true land of ice surrounded by the Ocean, though dogs of various kinds live there and of any breed you could desire, yet among the pets of distinguished ladies and prelates are very white dogs with thick fur, as though they were formed of a mass of tangled wool. 2
