TSAR LAZAR

Lazar Hrebeljanovic' ["la-ZAR khreb-el-YAH-no-vich"]. Hero of the Kosovo epics. A powerful nobleman from the northern part of Serbia. He prevailed in the civil wars of the 1360s and 1370s. After Uros^ and Vukasin were killed in the battle of Marica, Lazar emerged as the de facto king of Serbia. He led the Serbians in the battle of Kosovo, where he was killed. In the poems Lazar is given the title of "tsar", but his real title was "knez" (prince).

Tsar Lazar and Tsaritsa Militsa

The Miracle of Tsar Lazar

The Banquet on the Eve of the Battle

Kossanchitch and Milosh

The Death of the Mother of the Jugovitch

Musitch Stefan

The Fall of the Serbian Empire