Lambert's Revenge

Lambert's Revenge is an epic poem by 19th century Brunanter poet William Blayne. It is widely considered to be one of the most famous Brunanter works of literature, alongside Adenis and Virsise.

Writing and publication
Blayne began writing this poem in 1813, while serving with the Royal Guard in Europe. Writing intermittently, he was able to complete it in early 1814, a few weeks before being killed in battle.

A friend of his, Col. Giori, brought the work with him back to Brunant and had it published with Leamington's. But, Giori fixed up a few pages to remove "scandalous and ghastly items" looked down upon by society at the time.

In 1937, some previously unknown and unpublished original pages were discovered at a Carrington library.

Plot
The poem is on the story of the woodsman Lambert. Lambert's father was imprisoned at Brezonde Castle, his three brothers were killed and his mother was dishonored and killed by their Venetian overlord, Tancred. His family had been heavy opponents to Venetian rule and all suffered at the hands of the authorities for this. Set during the War of Independence in 1427-28, it follows Lambert's quest to bring justice to his family. Being the only one to escape a certain death, he vowed to personally exact his revenge by killing "wicked Tancred".