 Some scholars hold that there are Christian influences on the text, pointing out parallels with the Sibylline Prophecies.Bellows stated in 1936 that the author of "Völuspá" would have had knowledge of Christianity and infused it in his poem.Bellows dates the poem to the 10th century which was a transitional period between paganism and Christianity and both religions would have co-existed before Christianity was declared the official religion on Iceland and the old paganism was tolerated if practiced in private.