Lam Ang's Place (Sudipen)

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: this part of the Amburayan river is believed to be the setting or site of the Ilocano legend..Lam-ang

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BIAG NI LAM-ANG (LIFE OF LAM-ANG)

The Biag ni Lam-ang or Life of Lam-ang (complete Iloko title: Historia a Pacasaritaan ti Panagbiag ni Lam-ang iti Ili a Nalbuan nga Asaoa ni D.a Ines Cannoyan iti Ili a Calanutian) is a pre-Hispanic epic of the Ilokano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. Recited and originally written in Iloko language, it is believed to be the work of many poets from various generations. At around 1640, a blind Ilokano bard named Pedro Bucaneg put the epic poem into a written language.


Synopsis The hero, Lam-ang could talk immediately after birth. He picked his own name, chose his own sponsor and asked for his father’s presence. Barely nine months old, Lam-ang fought against the headhunters who killed his father. He was also eaten by a sea monster, but was reborn from his retrieved bones. He also journeyed to get the beautiful Ines Kannoyan accompanied by his pets; a rooster and a dog. (This reminds us of an old Japanese tale titled Momotaro the Peach boy.) Ines Kannoyan’s place was filled with suitors, Lam-ang’s rooster flap it’s wings and the long house toppled. This amazed every body, especially Ines. Then, Lam-ang’s dog barks and the long house rose to it’s former. Lam-ang gave Ines two golden ships filled with treasures, and then he married her.