Brief history of biag ni lam-ang
Brief history of biag ni lam-ang
Biag ni lam-ang filipino!
Biag ni Lam-ang
Philippine epic poem
| Biag ni Lam-ang | |
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An illustration depicting the protagonist Lam-ang | |
| Country | Philippines (Ilocos) |
Biag ni Lam-ang (lit. 'The Life of Lam-ang') is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines.
It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.[1]: 6 It is also noted for being a folk epic from a "Christianized" lowland people group (the Ilocano people),[2] with elements incorporated into the storytelling.[1]: 6
As oral literature, the poem is believed to have originated in pre-colonial times, evolving as it is passed on from poet to poet and generation to generation.[1]: 3 The poem's first transcription is sometimes attribu