Ritva Kurittu Wrote:
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> As you may know, I don't for one nanosecond buy
> into each king having his own view of what was
> required of the funeral. If that were so, then
> they would not have had any common beliefs. But
> they may have had their individual ways of
> expressing the idea, which is not the same thing
> at all.

I agree. The situation is similar (in my mind) to modern weddings -- there are certain common practices and traditions, but each family expresses them differently (different clothing, food, music, etc).