Bastard or The Bastard may refer to:

Parentage

Illegitimate child Legitimacy, in traditional Western common law, is the status of a child born to parents who are legally married to each other, and of a child conceived before the parents obtain a legal divorce. Conversely, ''illegitimacy'', also known as '' ...

, a child born to unmarried parents, in traditional Western family law ** Bastard, an archaic term used in

English and Welsh bastardy laws In the law of England and Wales, a bastard (also historically called whoreson, although both of these terms have largely dropped from common usage) is an illegitimate child, one whose parents were not married at the time of their birth. Until ...

, reformed in 1926

People

* "The Bastard", a character in Shakespeare's play King John * "The Bastard", ring name for

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(born Benjamin Satterley, 1986) *

Bastard (surname) Bastard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bastard brothers John (–1770) and William (–1766), British surveyor-architects and civic dignitaries *Benjamin Bastard (died 1772), British architect *Charles Bastard (1863–1941) ...

, including a list of people with that name *

List of people known as the Bastard The Bastard is an epithet which may refer to: * Anthony, bastard of Burgundy (1421–1504), half-brother of Charles the Bold * Antonio I the Bastard, Antonio I Acciaioli (died 1435), illegitimate son of Nerio I of Athens * Basil Lekapenos ( 925 � ...

Film and television

* ''Bastard'' (1940 film), a Swedish-Norwegian film * ''The Bastard'' (1954 film), a 1954 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare * ''The Bastard'' (1963 film), a 1963 film by Seijun Suzuki * ''The Bastard'' (1978 film), a 1978 film based on the John Jakes novel * ''Bastard'' (1997 film), a Polish-German-French film * ''Bastard'', a 2010 short film directed by

Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Caroline Dunst (; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film ''New York Stories'' (1989) and has since starred in several film and television productions. She has received several awar ...

* ''The Bastard'' (2023 film)'','' a Danish-language film by Nikolaj Arcel * ''The Bastard'' (miniseries), a 1978 made-for-television adaptation of the John Jakes novel * '' I bastardi'' (''The Bastards''), the original Italian title of the 1968 film released in English as ''The Cats''

Music

Albums

* ''Bastard'' (Colin Newman album), 1997 * ''Bastard'' (Stahlmann album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Bastard'' (Tyler, the Creator album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Bastard'', by Kat, 1992 * ''Bastard'', by

Subway to Sally Subway to Sally is a German medieval metal band founded in Potsdam in the early 1990s. Their music has clear Folk music, folk and Medieval music, medieval influences, later also adding Gothic metal, gothic and metal elements. With their contin ...

, 2007 * ''The Bastard'' (album), by Hammers of Misfortune, 2001 * ''The Bastard'', by BZN, 1971

Songs

* "Bastard", by Ben Folds from ''

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'', 2005 * "Bastard", by David Byrne from ''

Lead Us Not into Temptation ''Lead Us Not into Temptation'' is an album by David Byrne, released in 2003 for the movie '' Young Adam'', a film directed by David MacKenzie. Track listing All songs written by David Byrne except where noted. "Haitian Fight Song," "Basta ...

'', 2003 * "Bastard", by Devin Townsend from '' Ocean Machine: Biomech'', 1997 * "Bastard", by Dope from ''

American Apathy ''American Apathy'' is the fourth studio album by American industrial metal band Dope. It was released July 26, 2005, through Artemis Records. It was the last album to feature drummer Racci Shay and also the band's last to be released through Art ...

'', 2005 * "Bastard", by Dysrhythmia from ''

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'', 2003 * "Bastard", by Ian Hunter from ''

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'', 1979 * "Bastard", by Mötley Crüe from ''

Shout at the Devil ''Shout at the Devil'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983. It was the band's breakthrough album, establishing Mötley Crüe as one of the top selling heavy metal acts of the 198 ...

'', 1983 * "Bastard", by Oomph! from ''

Unrein ''Unrein'' (German for "Impure") is the fifth studio album by German Industrial metal band Oomph!. It is their first album released on Virgin Schallplatten. Track listing # Mutters Schoß (''Mother's Lap'') (01:12) # Unsere Rettung (''Our Salva ...

'', 1998 * "Bastard", by Soulfly from '' Enslaved'', 2012 * "Bastard (Satan's Kid)", by Lil Wayne from ''

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'', 2020 * "The Bastard", by Pet Lamb from ''

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'', 1995 * "The Bastard", by the Tragically Hip from '' Music @ Work'', 2000

Publications

* ''The Bastard'', a 1929 novel by

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* ''

Bastard!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. It began its serialization in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1988, after debuting with a pilot one-shot in that magazine in 1987, and has co ...

'', a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara (since 1988) * ''The Bastard'' (novel), a 1974 novel by John Jakes * "

Bâtard "Bâtard" (English: "Bastard" or "Mongrel") is a short story by Jack London, first published in 1902 under the title "Diable — A Dog" in '' The Cosmopolitan'' before being renamed "Bâtard" in 1904. Story The story follows Black Lecl� ...

" ("Bastard" or "Mongrel"), a 1902 short story by Jack London * ''Der momzer'' (''The Bastard''), a Yiddish play by

Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin Jacob Michailovitch Gordin (Yiddish: יעקב מיכאַילאָװיטש גאָרדין; May 1, 1853 – June 11, 1909) was a Russian-United States, American playwright active in the early years of Yiddish theater. He is known for introducing Re ...

* ''La Bâtarde'', memoir by

Violette Leduc Violette Leduc (7 April 1907 – 28 May 1972) was a French writer. Early life and education She was born in Arras, Pas de Calais, France, on 7 April 1907. She was the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl, Berthe Leduc, and André Debaralle, ...

Fonts

Bastard (typeface) Bastard is a blackletter typeface A typeface (or font family) is a design of Letter (alphabet), letters, Numerical digit, numbers and other symbols, to be used in printing or for electronic display. Most typefaces include variations in size ...

, a blackletter typeface *

Bastarda Bastarda or bastard was a blackletter script used in France, the Burgundian Netherlands and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries. The Burgundian variant of script can be seen as the court script of the Dukes of Burgundy. The particular ...

or bastard, a Gothic script

Other uses

Bastard (color) In theatre lighting, a bastard color is a color, typically in a color gel, wherein the predominant color is blended with small amounts of complementary colors; for example, a "bastard orange" gel would produce predominantly orange light with und ...

, a type of color gel * Bastard Township, Ontario, Canada * Bastard, a classification of the teeth of a metalworking

file File or filing may refer to: Mechanical tools and processes * File (tool), a tool used to remove fine amounts of material from a workpiece. ** Filing (metalworking), a material removal process in manufacturing ** Nail file, a tool used to gen ...

* Bastard, a second-rate wine, distinguished from

sack A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag. Sack may also refer to: Bags * Flour sack * Gunny sack * Hacky sack, sport * Money sack * Paper sack * Sleeping bag * Stuff sack * Knapsack Other uses * Bed, a slang term * Sack (band), ...

* The Bastard, the horse that won the 1930 Yorkshire Cup