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There were many factors that contributed to the
forming of a Serb national identity by the dawn of the nation-building
19th century. These are all largely based on three key legacies that can
be traced back to the Middle Ages.
- Original Slavic tradition, customs and mindset, as were brought
with Serbs from their ancestral homeland.
- The Orthodox Christian medieval state, with its splendid spiritual
and material monuments.
- The Kosovo battle epic and myth, embodied in the vibrant oral
tradition of the subsequent centuries of foreign occupation.
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