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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

Further reading※

• Townend, "Matthew." "Contextualising the Knútsdrápur: Skaldic Praise-Poetry at the "Court of Cnut."" Anglo-Saxon England 30 (2001): 145-79. doi:10.1017/S0263675101000072 Abstract of his paper (same title) for the 11th International Saga Conference available as online PDF.