Laufskálarétt (horse round-up)

"The remote Melrakkasletta peninsula hosts one of Iceland's most northerly and atmospheric sheep round-ups, where farmers and riders bring down flocks from the Arctic heathlands to the corrals for sorting and celebration."

Réttir á Melrakkasléttu

"One of the very first réttir of the Icelandic autumn, held in the remote Hrútafjörður valley where farmers and neighbours gather on horseback to sort sheep into circular stone-and-steel pens, followed by singing and brennivín."

Hrútatungurrétt

"A centuries-old community sheep sort in the sheltered Miðfjörður bay district, one of three Northwest Iceland réttir that open the national round-up season on the same September Saturday."

Miðfjarðarrétt

"The Blöndudalur valley's opening réttir brings together farmers from across this thinly populated river dale to sort their summer sheep in one of Iceland's earliest round-ups of the year."

Rugludalsrétt

"Set in the dramatic Eyjafjörður, Iceland's longest fjord, this is one of North Iceland's first réttir, where mountain-fresh sheep stream down to the valley pen as community families celebrate with traditional song."

Hraungerðisrétt

"The Skagafjörður valley gathers for the annual sheep réttir at Laufskálarétt, a century-old communal sorting of thousands of sheep in the circular wooden pens near Iceland's historic bishopric at Hólar."

Laufskálarétt (sheep réttir)

"One of Iceland's most celebrated named réttir corrals, Skaftholtsréttir in Þjórsárdalur valley hosts the traditional autumn sheep round-up where hundreds of farmers on horseback drive thousands of sheep down from the highlands into the ancient circular sorting pen, followed by the raucous Réttarball harvest party."

Réttir