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In the aftermath of this battle, a mother’s heart exploded after a raven dropped a severed hand, confirming that all nine of her sons were dead. Prior to this battle, a gray hawk from Jerusalem visited the losing commander and offered the choice between an earthly kingdom and the kingdom of heaven. A relief of a namesake “maiden” is among the fragments of a never-completed memorial to this battle, the St. Vitus Day Temple. In the aftermath of this battle, a knight sometimes called the son of a (*) dragon bowed to kiss the feet of an enemy commander, (-5[1])then killed him with a concealed dagger. (10[1])The Gazimestan (10[1])(gah-ZEE-meh-stahn) Monument commemorates this battle. After this battle, Miloš Obilić (MEE-lohsh OH-bee-leech) assassinated Murad I to avenge Prince Lazar. For 10 points, name this 1389 battle central to (10[1])Serbian (0[2])nationalist mythology. ■END■

ANSWER: Battle of Kosovo Polje [or Battle of the Field of Blackbirds]
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Owen RileyThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang97-5
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Amogh KulkarniCornell C++Houston and friends10610
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