▁of ▁" V iken ' s ▁grand est ▁P agan ▁Temple ". ▁Gustav ▁Storm ▁also ▁believed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁pag an ▁temple ▁at ▁T j ø ll ing ▁" under ▁official ▁management ". ▁Why ▁the ▁Christian ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁T j ø ll ing ▁and ▁not ▁at ▁H use by ▁is ▁an ▁" in tr igu ing ▁question ": ▁while ▁T j ø ll ing ▁was ▁evidently ▁a ▁public ▁place ▁of ▁assembly ▁for ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁medieval ▁times , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁early ▁Sc and in av ian ▁churches ▁were ▁often ▁built ▁in ▁such ▁places , ▁but ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁ch ie ft ain , ▁or ▁royal ▁control , ▁at ▁H use by ▁would ▁normally ▁have ▁made ▁that ▁the ▁place ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁trad ing ▁place ▁at ▁K au p ang ▁would ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁domin ated ▁by ▁who ever ▁controlled ▁Sk ir ings sal , ▁and ▁was ▁probably ▁established ▁by ▁them . ▁The ▁place - name ▁" K au p ang " ▁represents ▁Old ▁Nor se ▁k au p ang r , ▁meaning ▁a ▁" market " ▁or ▁" tr ading ▁place ", ▁which ▁was ▁" ob viously ▁... ▁organ ised ▁and ▁controlled ." ▁Arch ae ology ▁has ▁identified ▁the ▁earliest ▁buildings ▁at ▁K au p ang ▁as ▁d ating ▁from ▁between ▁ 8 0 0 ▁and ▁ 8 1 0   – ▁about ▁ 5 0   year s ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁at ▁Sk ir ings sal   – ▁and