 In Scandinavia, scattered examples of Charon’s obol have been documented from the Roman Iron Age and the Migration Period; in the Viking Age eastern Sweden produces the best evidence, Denmark rarely, and Norway and Finland inconclusively.In the 13th and 14th centuries, Charon's obol appears in graves in Sweden, Scania, and Norway.Swedish folklore documents the custom from the 18th into the 20th century.