[3] In folk traditions, the character is usually portrayed as an expert marksman and the most skilled archer in the army of Prince Lazar, thus he is often visually depicted as carrying a bow and arrows.
[4] Milan Toplica's legend is modeled after the historical group of 12 unnamed Christian knights who penetrated the Turkish camp and killed the Ottoman sultan Murad during the Battle of Kosovo, on 28 June 1389.
Some legends depict him as a knight who entered Murad's tent along with Obilić, thus participating in the slaughter of the sultan's suite, under the shock of the assassination.
The epic poems says that in the aftermath, the trio attempts to escape in vain, wreaking havoc among the Turkish forces in the process.
[5][6] Medieval Berkovac, near Valjevo, is commonly called Zamak Toplice Milana (Serbian Cyrillic: Замак Топлице Милана).