Bard (disambiguation)
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Bard can mean several things:
- bard, a type of priest or seer in ancient Celtic society, and a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers.
- bard (Soviet Union), popular poets and singers who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment.
- Bard, Loire, is a commune of the Loire département, in France.
- Bard (Aosta Valley) is a municipality in the Valle d'Aosta region of Italy.
- Bard (Dungeons & Dragons), a character class in the game Dungeons & Dragons.
- Bard (Final Fantasy), a character class in the Final Fantasy series of games.
- Bards are a second class in Ragnarok Online.
- Bard the Bowman, abbreviated: Bard, a character from The Hobbit.
- Bard College, a liberal arts school in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
- An alternate spelling of barding, a type of armor for horses.
- Alexander Bard, a Swedish philosopher, artist and record producer, founder of the Swedish electronic pop band BWO.
- Josh Bard, a professional baseball player currently with the San Diego Padres
The Bard is a name for various literary figures:
- The Bard of Avon (or in England, simply The Bard) is William Shakespeare
- The Bard of Ayrshire (or in Scotland, simply The Bard) is Robert Burns
- The Bard of Olney is William Cowper
- The Bard of Rydal Mount is William Wordsworth
- The Bard of the Silv'ry Tay is William Topaz McGonagall
- The Bard of Twickenham is Alexander Pope
- The Bard of Salford is an affectionate nickname given to John Cooper Clarke
