5 , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁" S kir is all ", ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁register ▁from ▁T ø ns berg . ▁This ▁and ▁other ▁documents ▁from ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁associate ▁Sk ir ings sal ▁with ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁T j ø ll ing . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁H use by ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁hall ▁was ▁built ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁by ▁about ▁ 9 0 0 . ▁Ex c av ations ▁at ▁K au p ang , ▁near ▁the ▁sh or eline ▁south - west ▁of ▁T j ø ll ing , ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁trad ing ▁place ▁from ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁hall ▁at ▁H use by ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁Norwegian ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Y ng ling ▁dynast y , ▁the ▁trad ing ▁place ▁at ▁K au p ang ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁and ▁continued ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ch ie ft ain ▁at ▁H use by , ▁and ▁T j ø ll ing ▁probably ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁public ▁assemb lies , ▁or ▁things , ▁a ▁role ▁which ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁Old ▁Nor se ▁place - name ▁" Sk ír ings sal r " ▁compr ises ▁two ▁elements , ▁sk í