Lam Ang

Biag ni Lam-ang is a Filipino epic poem of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos Region in the northwestern Luzon, Philippines. The epic narrates the life and bravery of Lam-ang, a legendary hero, recounting his miraculous birth, extraordinary abilities, quest for justice, love, and eventually resurrection. It reflects aspects of pre-colonial Ilocano culture, including social values, customs and heroic ideas. It is the first Philippine folk epic recorded in written form and is one of two folk epics documented during the Spanish colonial period, alongside the Bicolano epic of Handiong. It is also noted for being a folk epic from a "Christianized" lowland people group, with elements incorporated into the storytelling.