A bard is a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish, and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers. Bard, BARD, The Bard or Bård may also refer to:

People

* Bard (surname) * Bård, Norwegian given name and surname *

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

(died 1616), the Bard of Avon or the Bard *

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...

(1759–1796), the Bard of Ayrshire or the Bard

Fictional characters

* Bard the Bowman, a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's novel ''The Hobbit'' * Beedle the Bard, an author of fairy tales in the ''Harry Potter'' series

Places

In the United States

* Bard Peak (Alaska), a summit in the Kenai Mountains *

Bard, California Bard is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California, United States, located along County Route S24. It lies at an elevation of 138 feet (42 m). Bard is home to the Imperial Date Gardens. Bard was created in 1910 after the easter ...

, an unincorporated community * Bard, Nevada, a ghost town * Bard, New Mexico, an unincorporated community * Bard Peak, Colorado, United States

In Iran

* Bard, Ardabil, in Ardabil Province, Iran * Bard, Iran, in Mazandaran Province, a village

Elsewhere

* Bard Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Bard, Loire, France *

Bard, Aosta Valley Bard ( Valdôtain: ; Issime wae, Board) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. It is part of the ''Unité des communes valdôtaines du Mont-Rose'' and has a population of 134. Fort Bard ( it, Forte di Bard; f ...

, Italy **

Fort Bard Fort Bard, also known as Bard Fort ( it, Forte di Bard; french: Fort de Bard), is a fortified complex built in the 19th century by the House of Savoy on a rocky prominence above Bard, a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of northwest ...

Music

Bard (Soviet Union) The term bard ( rus, бард, p=bart) came to be used in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and continues to be used in Russia today, to refer to singer-songwriters who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment, similarly to folk sin ...

, genre of music in Russia consisting of singers-songwriters with guitar accompaniment * ''The Bard'' (Sibelius), a tone poem by Jean Sibelius * ''Bard'' (album), an album by Big Big Train *

Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres.Bardcore Bardcore or tavernwave is a musical microgenre that became popular in 2020, consisting of medieval-inspired remakes of popular songs. History Before the term Bardcore was widely known, in December 2017 a medieval version of "Toxicity" by ...

, medievalised remakes of hit pop songs

Literature

*'' Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish'', a novel by Morgan Llywelyn *''Bard'', a series of novels by Keith Taylor *''

The Bard A bard is a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish, and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers. Bard, BARD, The Bard or Bård may also refer to: People * Bard (surname) * Bård, Norwegian given name and surname *William Shakespea ...

'', a poem by Thomas Gray

In role-playing and video games

* Bard (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a character class in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and the ''

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game The ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game'' is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that was published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing. The first edition extends and modifies the System Reference Document (SRD) based on the revised 3rd edition ''Dungeon ...

'' *Bard, a character class in the ''Final Fantasy'' series *Bard, a class in '' Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'' *Bard, the Wandering Caretaker, a champion in ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by '' Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', ...

'' *The Bard, a playable character class in ''Everquest''

Schools

Bard College Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic District—a National Historic Landmark. Founded in 1860, ...

, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States *

Bard College at Simon's Rock Bard College at Simon's Rock (more commonly known as Simon's Rock) is a private residential liberal arts college in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It is a unit of Bard College, which is located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The school ...

, an "early college" in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States * Bard High School Early College, an alternative public secondary school in New York City, United States *

Bard College Berlin Bard College Berlin (formerly known as ECLA or European College of Liberal Arts) is a private, non-profit institution of higher education in Berlin, Germany. It was founded as a non-profit association in 1999. Courses are taught in the English lan ...

, Germany, a private, non-profit institution of higher education

Other uses

* Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development, Comilla, Bangladesh *

BARD Offshore 1 BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 megawatt (MW) North Sea offshore wind farm with 80 BARD 5.0 turbines. Since the owner could not buy such 5MW offshore wind turbines in sufficient numbers in 2006, Dr. Bekker set up its own production of turbines. This sh ...

, a wind farm by BARD Engineering Gmbh *

Barding Barding (also spelled ''bard'' or ''barb'') is body armour for war horses. The practice of armoring horses was first extensively developed in antiquity in the eastern kingdoms of Parthia and Pahlava. After the conquests of Alexander the Great ...

or bard, armour for horses *

The Bard (American horse) The Bard (1883–1907) was an American Eclipse Award, Champion Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse. He was the most popular horse of his day and one who raced and beat many leading American horses. Background Bred by Charles Reed, owner of ...

, a racehorse * The Bard (British horse), a racehorse * "The Bard" (''The Twilight Zone''), an episode