Editing Battle of Kosovo (section)

=== Early reports ===
The event of the battle quickly became known in Europe. Not much attention was paid to the outcome in these early rumors which circulated, but they all focused on the fact that the Ottoman Sultan had been killed in the battle. Some of the earliest reports about the battle come from the court of Tvrtko of Bosnia who in separate letters to the senate of [[Trogir]] (August 1) and the council of [[Republic of Florence|Florence]] claimed that he had defeated the Ottomans in Kosovo.<ref name="Emmert3c">{{harvnb|Emmert|1991|p=3}}</ref> The response of the Florentines to Tvrtko (20 October 1389) is an important historical document as it confirms that Murad was killed during the battle and that it took place on June 28 (St. Vitus day/Vidovdan). The killer is not named, but it was one of 12 Serbian noblemen who managed to break through the Ottoman lines:

{{blockquote|Fortunate, most fortunate are those hands of the twelve loyal lords who, having opened their way with the sword and having penetrated the enemy lines and the circle of chained camels, heroically reached the tent of Murat himself. Fortunate above all is that one who so forcefully killed such a strong vojvoda by stabbing him with a sword in the throat and belly. And blessed are all those who gave their lives and blood through the glorious manner of martyrdom as victims of the dead leader over his ugly corpse.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Vucinich |first1=Wayne S |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NMR9mgEACAAJ |title=Kosovo: Legacy of a Medieval Battle |last2=Emmert |first2=Thomas A. |publisher=University of Minnesota |year=1991 |isbn=9789992287552}}</ref>}}

Another Italian account, [[Bertrando de Mignanelli|Mignanelli's]] work of 1416, asserted that it was Lazar who killed the Ottoman sultan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ćirković |first=Sima M. |author-link=Sima M. Ćirković |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V5pIAQAAIAAJ |title=Kosovska bitka u istoriografiji: Redakcioni odbor Sima Ćirković (urednik izdanja) [... et al.]. |publisher=Zmaj |year=1990 |page=38 |language=sr |quote=Код Мињанелиjа, кнез је претходно заробл - ен и принуЬен да Мурату положи заклетву верности! и тада је један од њих, кажу да је то био Лазар, зарио Мурату мач у прса |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>