Editing Miloš Obilić (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Milos Obilic Hilandar.jpg|thumb|right|Fresco of Miloš Obilić in [[Hilandar]], depicted as a holy warrior.]]
The artistically valuable basin by the [[Šibenik]]-based goldsmith and engraver {{Interlanguage link|Horacije Fortezza|hr|Horacije Fortezza}} (c. 1530–1596) depicts three scenes from the life of the then-already legendary Christian hero, the Serb Miloš Obilić.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pelc |first=Milan |date=2003-12-01 |title=Ikonografija humanizma i narodne predaje na šibenskom umivaoniku Horacija Fortezze |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/224197 |journal=Radovi Instituta za povijest umjetnosti |language=hr |issue=27 |pages=133–143 |issn=0350-3437}}</ref>

It was not until the early 19th century that Miloš was also venerated as a saint in the Serbian Church. During the [[Serbian Revolution]] (1804–1815), a fresco of Miloš as a haloed, sword-bearing saint was painted in Prince Lazar's [[narthex]] in the [[Hilandar]] Monastery on [[Mount Athos]] (Greece).{{sfn|Emmert|1996|p=162}} The historian [[Rade Mihaljčić]] suggests that the cult was a popular movement which originated among the Serbs south of the [[Sava]] and [[Danube]] during the [[Ottoman period]].{{sfn|Emmert|1996|p=162}}

Later in the same century, the heroic figure of Miloš was given a national boost in the epic poem ''[[The Mountain Wreath]]'' (1847) by [[Petar II Petrović-Njegoš]], prince-bishop of Montenegro. The poem praises the assassin's valour in battle, calling him "the victim of a noble feeling, / An all powerful military genius, / A dreadful thunder that smashes crowns".{{sfn|Emmert|1996|p=154}} Njegoš also instituted the Obilić medal for courage.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://montenegrina.net/fokus/svetozar-n-popovic-obilica-medalja-odlicje-kao-obaveza-prema-crnoj-gori/ | title=Svetozar N. Popović – Obilića medalja odličje kao obaveza prema Crnoj Gori |date=16 September 2014 | website=Montenegrina.net}}</ref>

This event and the [[Battle of Kosovo]] itself has become embedded in the [[Serbs]]' national consciousness, history, and poetry. Njegoš's tales, including Miloš, inspired later generations of Serbs – notably [[Gavrilo Princip]], the assassin of [[Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Judah|title=The Serbs|year=2009|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-15826-7|page=64}}</ref>

In 1913, the [[Medal for Bravery (Serbia)|Medal of Miloš Obilić]] was awarded by [[Peter I of Serbia|King Peter I]] to soldiers for the acts of great personal courage, or for personal courage demonstrated on the battlefield. It was given during the [[Balkan wars]], [[World War I]], and during [[World War II]], to members of the Yugoslav Army or allied forces and was discontinued with the end of the war.

In the late 1980s, religious nationalists began to breathe further life into the figure of Miloš and the [[Kosovo Myth]].<ref name="Sells 1996 89–90">{{harvnb|Sells|1996|pp=89–90}}</ref> Special inspiration was taken from Njegoš's ''The Mountain Wreath'', with its portrayal of Lazar as a Christ-like martyr and Obilić as the Serb sacrificing himself to prove his loyalty and seek retribution.<ref>{{harvnb|Sells|1996|pp=79, 89–90}}</ref> A key event which gave expression to this idea was the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo ([[Vidovdan]]) on 28 June 1989, which was held at the Gazimestan plain, near the site of the battle.<ref>{{harvnb|Sells|1996|pp=68, 79}}</ref> Obilić's feat has been cited as a source of inspiration in public speeches by political leaders, notably President [[Slobodan Milošević|Milošević]], who referred to him in his [[Gazimestan speech]] on the occasion of the battle anniversary.<ref>{{harvnb|Judah|2000|p=56}}</ref> His regime often alluded to Obilić frequently in comparison to Milosević, who was proclaimed the "saviour of the nation".<ref>{{harvnb|Stevanovic|2004|pp=174}}</ref>

Obilić is featured in Serbian rhymical [[idiom]] "Dva loša ubiše Miloša" or "Dva su loša ubila Miloša" which translates as "Two no-goods have killed Miloš". The idiom addresses the issue of quantity prevailing over quality as a sad fact of life, since Obilić was outnumbered by the enemies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tabanovic.com/1.poslovice.htm|title=Табановић – Народне пословице и изреке: Ко није служио, не умије ни заповедати.|website=www.tabanovic.com|access-date=8 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810191506/http://www.tabanovic.com/1.poslovice.htm|archive-date=10 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[Serbian epic poetry]], there are several blood brotherhoods. Miloš Obilić with [[Milan Toplica]] and Ivan Kosančić,<ref name="Popov2000">{{cite book|author=Nebojša Popov|title=The Road to War in Serbia: Trauma and Catharsis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GkBmdCwHuDsC&pg=PA192|date=January 2000|publisher=Central European University Press|isbn=978-963-9116-56-6|pages=192–}}</ref> Miloš Obilić with [[Prince Marko]],{{sfn|Popović|1988|p=26}} Miloš Obilić with the [[Jugović brothers]].<ref name="Segesten2011">{{cite book|author=Anamaria Dutceac Segesten|title=Myth, Identity, and Conflict: A Comparative Analysis of Romanian and Serbian Textbooks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SmTBNe0q2sC&pg=PA208|date=16 September 2011|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0-7391-4865-5|pages=208–}}</ref>

He is included in ''[[The 100 most prominent Serbs]]''.