Knútr verr grund sem gætir
Gríklands himinríki.
Knútr verr grund sem gætir Gríklands himinríki.
Knútr defends the land as the guardian of Greece [= God] [defends] the heavenly kingdom.
[2] himinríki: himnar 321ˣ, himinríkis 61, 75c, Tóm, himna ríki Flat
[2] himinríki ‘the heavenly kingdom’: In skaldic poetry prior to the C12th, the term is only found in the works of Þórarinn, here and in Glækv 3/4 and 4/4; see further Note to Glækv 3/4.