ib y ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁Nor se ▁words ▁vi ▁and ▁by , ▁meaning ▁holy ▁place ▁and ▁town ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Vi ▁is ▁a ▁word ▁represented ▁in ▁many ▁place ▁names ▁in ▁both ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁Several ▁places ▁are ▁named ▁V ib y ▁in ▁both ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Sweden ▁( see ▁V ib y ▁( disambiguation ) ▁for ▁examples ) ▁and ▁vi ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁names ▁like ▁V ib org ▁or ▁the ▁Swedish ▁towns ▁of ▁Od ens vi , ▁T ors vi , ▁Fr ös vi , ▁Ul la vi ▁or ▁Vis by . ▁Vi ▁refers ▁to ▁" an ▁en closed ▁holy ▁place " ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁believed , ▁that ▁V ib y ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁holy ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁Nor se ▁God s ▁were ▁wor sh ipped , ▁with ▁one ▁or ▁several ▁cult ▁houses . ▁The ▁shr ines ▁were ▁probably ▁located ▁at ▁what ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Ty rs eng ▁- ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁large ▁association ▁football ▁fields ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁V ib y . ▁The ▁name ▁Ty rs eng ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" Ty rs - me adow ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁Nor se ▁God ▁T yr . ▁These ▁theories ▁are ▁back ed ▁up ▁by ▁other ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁sound ▁evidence . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁remains ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁hall ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁Age , ▁was ▁un ear th ed ▁at ▁the ▁hill ▁of ▁Kong sb ak ke ▁( lit .: ▁k ings - hill ), ▁when ▁the ▁public