The names of the Valkyries often depend on the text read: in the Icelandic or Old Norse text Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic Edda in the 13 th century, describes six Valkyrie each named for war or weaponry – Skuld, Skögul, Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul,and Geirskögul. In another text, the Grímnismál, dictates eleven Valkyries, all with different names than those in the Poetic Edda.