Bard (disambiguation)

Bard can mean one of the following:

A type of person

* 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

Fictional bards

* Bard (Dungeons & Dragons), a character class in the game Dungeons & Dragons
* Bard, a character class in the "Final Fantasy" series of games
* 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
* 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

urnames

* Alexander Bard, a Swedish philosopher, artist and record producer, founder of the Swedish electronic pop band "BWO"
* Ben Bard, actor
* Charles Bard, 2nd Viscount Bellomont
* Daniel Bard, Major league baseball player
* David Bard, United States Representative from Pennsylvania (1795 - 1799)
* Guy K. Bard, U.S. District Court
* Henri Bard, French footballer.
* Henry Bard, 1st Viscount Bellomont
* Howard B. Bard, Unitarian minister.
* Joseph Bard, expatriate Hungarian writer
* Josh Bard, a professional baseball player currently with the San Diego Padres
* Maria Bard, German stage actress,
* Mitchell Bard, American foreign policy analyst and historian
* Ralph Austin Bard, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (1941–1944)
* Thomas R. Bard, a former United States Senator

Companies and organizations

* C. R. Bard, Inc., a manufacturer of medical equipment known for its 1934 commercial introduction of the Foley catheter

Places

* Bard, Loire, is a commune of the Loire "département", in France
* Bard, Italy is a municipality in the Aosta Valley region of Italy
* Bard College, a liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
* Bard College at Simon's Rock, a liberal arts college specifically for early entrants in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Other

* A variant of barding, a type of armor for horses
* A book by Morgan Llywelyn,
* A book in Keith Taylor's "Bard" series, Bard
* Bard's blessing, a Scottish custom
* Bard, studio album by English progressive rock band, Big Big Train

ee also

*Three Bards ( _pl. trzej wieszcze)
*Barding and larding