Knútsdrápa

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Knútsdrápur (plural of Knútsdrápa) are Old Norse skaldic compositions in the form of drápur which were recited for the praise of Canute the Great. There are a number of these:

The Knútsdrápa by Óttarr svarti

The Knútsdrapa by Sigvatr Þórðarson

Eight poetic fragments thought to derive from a single Knútsdrapa by Hallvarðr háreksblesi

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Knútsdrápa Wikipedia

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