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Who is the writer? What are you going to learn? Why should I read it? (Personal experience, interesting story) Preview (a short excerpt or piece of your text) Full story The hero, Biag ni Lam-ang tells his own story in this epic poem. The bard begins with Lam-ang's childhood as a son of humble parents near Candon. One day he happened upon an uncommonly big deer and killed it with his arrow - only then realizing that the deer was really a ruse by the spirit Kabunian. The spirit was enraged that the boy had killed him, and told Lam-ang that he was now indebted to him; he could save himself only by becoming the servant of Kabunian. Aside from serving as a household drudge, Kabunian sent Lam-ang out on various errands which were errands were not really errands at all but opportunities to spread mayhem and suffering. Even after many years, Lam-ang continues to be called upon again and again by Kabunian, until the boy decides that it is time for playfulness to turn into something more serious. He challenges his master to an eating contest, eating first just one big dish then several dishes at once. Lam-ang wins the contest, breaking Kabunian's leg with his teeth. Lam-ang then takes the sword Sayyu from the fallen spirit and uses it to escape. He goes on to become a bandit, much to the displeasure of his parents. He marries a princess but is mistreated by his in-laws, so he goes back to being a bandit again. Eventually he routs all the neighboring chiefs and becomes king of Candon. There are obviously many conflicts in this story: between humans and spirits, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, husbands and wives, sons and fathers. But there are also conflicts within each of these groups. Lam-ang's mother-in-law, the chief of the neighboring clan, tries to kill him because he has killed one of her sons. On the other hand, his own mother is not as well behaved as the other wives in the house and expects him to feed them as well as himself. The brothers fight with each other for spoiling their sister-in-law's education and spoiling their father's grave respectively. His wife does not want a second husband but has a long wait before she can have a child. The men begin fighting for that child even before it is born. The conflict between humans and spirits is close to hand, as the story is set during the time of the Spanish–Philippine war. But Biag ni Lam-ang doesn't name this war; it does not need to be named because it is one that takes place without speaking of it. There are many ways in which this story differs from other epic poems, especially Pintados. The differences are more than just stylistic differences. "Pintados" seems to be more personally written than "Biag ni Lam-ang". It borrows heavily from other literature, taking snippets from various stories or even literary works such as Lovecraft's Lovecraft's "The Hound". cfa1e77820