Milan Toplica

Milan Toplica (Toplica Milan, Milan from Toplica) was a Serbian knight that died during the historical Battle of Kosovo in 1389.^[1]

He was born in the Toplica region. He was blood-brother (pobratim) with Miloš Obilić and Ivan Kosančić, and had before the battle promised himself to a girl that after the battle found Pavle Orlović and heard about the fate of Milan and his brothers. This is attested in the Serbian epic poem of [the] Kosovo Maiden.

medieval Berkovac, near Valjevo, is called Zamak Toplice Milana

Topličin Venac, Belgrade is named after Milan.

References

1. ^ http://home.earthlink.net/~markdlew/SerbEpic/gloss.htm