ries ▁suggested ▁that ▁Sk í ring r ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁old ▁name ▁for ▁Vik sf j ord   – ▁the ▁bay ▁south ▁of ▁T j ø ll ing   – ▁since ▁sk ír r ▁could ▁refer ▁to ▁clear ▁water , ▁and ▁the ▁suffix ▁- ing ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁numerous ▁Sc and in av ian ▁b ays ▁and ▁f j ords . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁historian ▁Andreas ▁Nord berg ▁suggested ▁that ▁Sk ír ings sal r ▁means ▁" br ight , ▁sh ining ▁hall ". ▁Histor ian ▁Stefan ▁Br ink ▁regards ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁interpret ations ▁as ▁" p ract ically ▁impossible ". ▁While ▁Sk iring r ▁is ▁not ▁found ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁god ▁in ▁medieval ▁sources , ▁nor ▁is ▁an ▁Old ▁Nor se ▁word ▁sk í ring ▁with ▁a ▁meaning ▁" br ight , ▁sh ining ", ▁or ▁indeed ▁any ▁such ▁extension ▁of ▁an ▁ad jective ▁with ▁the ▁suffix ▁- ing ; ▁and ▁an ▁old ▁name ▁for ▁Vik sf j ord ▁was ▁probably ▁" Æ l ft ang r ", ▁meaning ▁" sw ans ' ▁bay ". ▁Instead ▁Br ink ▁regards ▁sk í ring ▁as ▁a ▁word ▁with ▁unknown ▁meaning ▁and ▁den ot ation . ▁ ▁Location ▁S aga ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁F agr sk in na ▁place ▁Sk ir ings sal ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁V est fold , ▁in ▁V iken , ▁a ▁historical ▁area ▁around ▁Os lo f j ord , ▁and ▁documents ▁from