Bard (disambiguation)

Bard or The Bard may also refer to:

Contents 1 A type of person 2 Fictional bards 3 The Bard as a nickname 4 Books and comics 5 Games 6 Geography 7 People with the surname Bard 8 Other uses 9 See also

A type of person

• Bard, 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

Fictional bards

• Bard (Dungeons & Dragons), a character class in Dungeons & Dragons
• Bard, a character class in the Final Fantasy series
• Bards are a second class in Ragnarok Online
• Bard the Bowman, a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit
• Bard II, a character mentioned in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and descendant of Bard the Bowman
• The Bard (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The Twilight Zone television show
• The main character in The Bard's Tale.
• Jason Bard, character in DC Comics
• Bard (Vanguard Saga of Heroes), an offensive fighter class specializing in supporting groups with custom made songs and close quarters combat damage support.
• A Bard was a fake class in the World of Warcraft game for April Fools' Day
• Beedle the Bard, an author of Fairy Tales in the Harry Potter series

The Bard as a nickname

The Bard is a name for various literary and musical figures:

• The Bard of Avon (also The Immortal Bard, 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 Barking is a nickname given to Billy Bragg
• 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
• The Great Bard or The Clanranald Bard, Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair

Books and comics

• Jason Bard, a fictional DC comics character
• Bard the Bowman, a character in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Bard II, son of Bard the Bowman
• Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish, a novel by Morgan Llywelyn
• Bard, a series of novels by Keith Taylor

Games

• Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Bard, a Final Fantasy character class
• Bard, a Ragnarok Online character class
• Bard, a Vanguard: Saga of Heroes character class

Geography

• Bard, Loire, France
• Bard, Aosta Valley, Italy
• Bard, California, United States

People with the surname Bard

• Alexander Bard (born 1961), Swedish philosopher and musician
• Allen J. Bard (born 1933), American chemist
• Ben Bard (1893-1974), American actor
• Charles Bard, 2nd Viscount Bellomont (1647-1667)
• Daniel Bard (born 1985), American baseball pitcher
• David Bard (1744-1815), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
• Guy K. Bard (1895-1953), American judge and politician
• Henri Bard (1892-1951), French footballer
• Henry Bard, 1st Viscount Bellomont (1616-1656)
• Howard B. Bard (1870-1954), American Unitarian minister
• Joseph Bard (1882-1975), expatriate Hungarian writer
• Josh Bard (born 1978), American baseball catcher and designated hitter
• Maria Bard (1900-1944), German stage actress
• Mitchell Bard, American foreign policy analyst
• Ralph Austin Bard (1884-1975), Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1941–1944
• Samuel Bard (physician) (1742-1821)
• Samuel Bard (politician) (1825-1878), Governor of Idaho Territory
• Thomas R. Bard (1841-1915), American politician from California

Other uses

• "The Bard of Avon" or simply "The Bard", William Shakespeare
• Bard (Soviet Union), an anti-establishment singer-songwriter
• Bard (album), by Big Big Train
• The Bard (horse)
• The Bard, a tone poem by Jean Sibelius
• "The Bard" (The Twilight Zone)
• Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
• Bard College at Simon's Rock, an "early college" in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
• BARD Offshore 1, a wind farm
• Blind Guardian, a power metal/Speed Metal band, is also known as "The Bards"
• C. R. Bard, Inc., a manufacturer of medical equipment

See also

• Barding

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