As valquírias são mencionadas nos poemas da Edda poética: Völuspá, Grímnismál, Völundarkviða, Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, Helgakviða Hundingsbana II e Sigrdrífumál.
ɐʒ vˌɑlkˈiɾjɐʃ sɐ̃ʊ̃ mˌeɪŋsiunˈadɐʒ nʊʃ pˌuˈemɐʒ dɐ ˈedɐ pˌuˈɛtikɐ: vˌuluʃpˈa, ɡɹˈimniʒmˈɑl, vˌulũŋdɐɾəkvˈidɐ, ˌelɡɐkvˈidɐ ʒˌuɾəvɐɾədsunˈaɹ, ˌelɡɐkvˈidɐ ˌũŋdiŋɡzbˈɐ̃nɐ ˈi, ˌelɡɐkvˈidɐ ˌũŋdiŋɡzbˈɐ̃nɐ dˈoɪʒ i sˌiɡɾədɹˈifumˈɑl.