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Filip Višnjić
Filip Višnjić (Serbian: Филип ВиŃњић) (born 1767 in Gornja Trnova near Ugljevik, today's Bosnia and Herzegovina, died 1834 in Grk, today's Višnjićevo near Ĺ id in Serbia), was a popular poet and guslar (gusle player), known by some as the "Serbian Homer" both for his blindness and the poetic gift. A witness to historical events of exceptional significance to the Serbian nation, the bard immortalised these events in epic poetry.
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