At 02:37 PM 3/10/04 -0800, you wrote:
> > > I really don't see it that way as there are a host of other
> > >alternatives to which Rikard could have taken power. The new king
> > >could be elected by the people
>I do not think that Rikard was elected by the people.
Why not? Virtually all coronations have involved popular acclamation.
--Peter Metcalfe