Bard (disambiguation)
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A type of person
- BardBardIn medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...
, a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers - Bard (Soviet Union)Bard (Soviet Union)The term bard 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 beatnik folk singers of the United States...
, popular poets and singers who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment
Fictional bards
- Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)The bard is a standard playable character class in many editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The bard class is versatile, capable of combat and of magic . Bards use their artistic talents to induce magical effects...
, a character class in Dungeons & Dragons - Bard, a character class in the Final Fantasy series
- Bards are a second class in Ragnarok OnlineRagnarok OnlineRagnarok Online , often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin. It was first released in South Korea on 31 August 2002 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released in many other...
- 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)The Bard (The Twilight Zone)"The Bard" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It was the final episode of The Twilight Zone to be one hour long.-Synopsis:A bumbling screenwriter, Julius K. Moomer, is in desperate need of brilliant scripts...
, an episode of The Twilight Zone television show - The main character in The Bard's Tale.
- Jason BardJason BardJason Bard is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #392, which was published in 1969. He appeared in several back-up stories throughout the 1970s and 1980s in Detective Comics.-Pre-Crisis:...
, 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' DayApril Fools' DayApril Fools' Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on April 1 every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness...
- 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 ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
- The Bard of Ayrshire (or in Scotland, simply The Bard) is Robert BurnsRobert BurnsRobert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
- The Bard of BarkingBarkingBarking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...
is a nickname given to Billy BraggBilly BraggStephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes... - The Bard of Olney is William CowperWilliam CowperWilliam Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry...
- The Bard of Rydal Mount is William WordsworthWilliam WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads....
- The Bard of the Silv'ry Tay is William Topaz McGonagallWilliam Topaz McGonagallWilliam Topaz McGonagall was a Scottish weaver, doggerel poet and actor. He won notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of or concern for his peers' opinions of his work....
- The Bard of Twickenham is Alexander PopeAlexander PopeAlexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
- The Bard of Salford is an affectionate nickname given to John Cooper ClarkeJohn Cooper ClarkeJohn Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...
- The Great Bard or The Clanranald Bard, Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair
Books and comics
- Jason BardJason BardJason Bard is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #392, which was published in 1969. He appeared in several back-up stories throughout the 1970s and 1980s in Detective Comics.-Pre-Crisis:...
, 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 IrishBard: The Odyssey Of the IrishBard: The Odyssey of the Irish is a 1984 historical fantasy novel by Morgan Llywelyn. It depicts a hypothetical migration of Galicians to Ireland, led by Amergin the bard and the Sons of the Mil...
, a novel by Morgan Llywelyn - Bard, a series of novels by Keith TaylorKeith Taylor (author)Keith John Taylor is an Australian science fiction and fantasy writer.-Biography:Born in Tasmania, Taylor now resides in Melbourne, Australia. Getting his start in Ted White's Fantastic magazine, Taylor went on to collaborate with Andrew J. Offutt on two novels based upon the Robert E. Howard...
Games
- Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)The bard is a standard playable character class in many editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The bard class is versatile, capable of combat and of magic . Bards use their artistic talents to induce magical effects...
- Bard, a Final Fantasy character class
- Bard, a Ragnarok Online character class
- Bard, a Vanguard: Saga of HeroesVanguard: Saga of HeroesVanguard: Saga of Heroes is a high fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by Sigil Games Online, and now developed and run by Sony Online Entertainment. Originally, the game was co-published by Sony Online Entertainment , and the company producing it, Sigil Games...
character class
Geography
- Bard, LoireBard, LoireBard is a commune in the Loire department in central France....
, France - Bard, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Bard, CaliforniaBard, CaliforniaBard is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 138 feet .The first post office at Bard opened in 1910 and closed in 1933. The post office was re-established in 1937. Bard's ZIP Code is 92222. The name honors Thomas R. Bard, a promoter...
, United States
People with the surname Bard
- Alexander BardAlexander BardAlexander Bengt Magnus Bard is a Swedish artist, music producer and writer.-Background and education:Bard was born Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden. After he had completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
(born 1961), Swedish philosopher and musician - Allen J. BardAllen J. BardAllen Joseph Bard is an American chemist. He is the Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair Professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Among his awards were the Priestley Medal in 2002 and the 2008 Wolf Prize in Chemistry...
(born 1933), American chemist - Ben BardBen BardBen Bard was a movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville...
(1893-1974), American actor - Charles Bard, 2nd Viscount BellomontCharles Bard, 2nd Viscount BellomontCharles Rupert Bard, 2nd Viscount Bellomont was the only son of Sir Henry Bard. He was killed in action whilst serving in the Barbados Regiment, during the battle to recapture St Kitts from the French in 1667....
(1647-1667) - Daniel BardDaniel BardDaniel Paul Bard is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Bard made his debut with the Red Sox in May 2009.-Collegiate career:...
(born 1985), American baseball pitcher - David BardDavid BardDavid Bard was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born at Carroll's Delight, Adams County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton College in 1773....
(1744-1815), United States Representative from Pennsylvania - Guy K. BardGuy K. BardGuy Kurtz Bard was a Pennsylvania educator who later became a judge of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1939 until 1952, when he resigned to be the Pennsylvania Democratic candidate for the United States Senate.-Early life, education, and career:Born in...
(1895-1953), American judge and politician - Henri BardHenri BardHenri Bard was a professional French footballer.Bard, born in Lyon, started his career in Switzerland, when his parents lived there. His first club was Servette Genève. From 1911 he played as forward for Racing Club de France...
(1892-1951), French footballer - Henry Bard, 1st Viscount Bellomont (1616-1656)
- Howard B. BardHoward B. BardHoward Burton Bard was a Unitarian minister.- Biography :Bard was born 1870 in Ohio. He was a pastor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1912 Bard moved to San Diego, where he was pastor of the First Unitarian Church of San Diego for several decades. While pastor he organized several public forums to...
(1870-1954), American Unitarian minister - Joseph BardJoseph BardJoseph Bard , also known as Diamant József, was an expatriate Hungarian writer, known for a novel Shipwreck in Europe and short stories written in English, and as a literary editor. He settled in the United Kingdom, where he was later known as Joseph Bard...
(1882-1975), expatriate Hungarian writer - Josh BardJosh BardJoshua David Bard is an American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter who is a free agent. Bard is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed....
(born 1978), American baseball catcher and designated hitter - Maria BardMaria BardMaria Bard was a German stage actress, who made a handful of films in the silent era for Rimax, her first husband Wilhelm Graaff's company. By 1930, her marriage with Graaff was over, and she appeared with Werner Krauss in the stage production Der Kaiser von Amerika or The King of America and the...
(1900-1944), German stage actress - Mitchell BardMitchell BardMitchell Geoffrey Bard is an American foreign policy analyst, editor and author who specializes in U.S.-Middle East policy. He is the Executive Director of the non-profit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise , and the director of the Jewish Virtual Library.-Education:Bard received his B.A...
, American foreign policy analyst - Ralph Austin BardRalph Austin BardRalph Austin Bard was a Chicago financier who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1941–1944, and as Under Secretary, 1944–1945. He is noted for a memorandum he wrote to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in 1945 urging that Japan be given a warning before the use of the atomic...
(1884-1975), Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1941–1944 - Samuel Bard (physician) (1742-1821)
- Samuel Bard (politician)Samuel Bard (politician)Samuel Bard was a United States politician, newspaper editor and served briefly as Governor of Idaho Territory.Born in New York City, Bard moved to the South in 1845. He was elected superintendent of public instruction in Louisiana 1855-1857 and was also a newspaper editor. He served in the...
(1825-1878), Governor of Idaho Territory - Thomas R. BardThomas R. BardThomas Robert Bard was a political leader in California who assisted in the organization of Ventura County and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1900 to 1905 as a Republican. He is known as the "Father of Port Hueneme" for his efforts in building and expanding the city, as...
(1841-1915), American politician from California
Other uses
- "The Bard of Avon" or simply "The Bard", William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
- Bard (Soviet Union)Bard (Soviet Union)The term bard 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 beatnik folk singers of the United States...
, an anti-establishment singer-songwriter - Bard (album)Bard (album)Bard is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. It was released in 2002 by Treefrog Records.-Track listing:# "The Last English King" – 5:50# "Broken English" – 14:09...
, by Big Big Train - The Bard (horse)The Bard (horse)The Bard was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the most popular horse of his day and one who raced and beat all the top horses. Bred by Charles Reed, owner of the Fairview Stud Farm in Gallatin, Tennessee, his dam was Bradamante and his sire was the U.S...
- The BardThe Bard (Sibelius)The Bard, Op. 64, is a brief tone poem for orchestra composed in 1913 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was first performed in Helsinki on the 27th March 1913 by the Philharmonic Society Orchestra, conducted by Sibelius himself, but the composer revised it in 1914...
, a tone poem by Jean SibeliusJean SibeliusJean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... - "The Bard" (The Twilight Zone)The Bard (The Twilight Zone)"The Bard" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It was the final episode of The Twilight Zone to be one hour long.-Synopsis:A bumbling screenwriter, Julius K. Moomer, is in desperate need of brilliant scripts...
- Bard CollegeBard CollegeBard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York - Bard College at Simon's Rock, an "early college" in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- BARD Offshore 1BARD Offshore 1BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 megawatt North Sea offshore wind farm that is presently under construction and is expected to be fully operational by 2012. It will be an 80-turbine wind farm, located northwest of the isle Borkum, in Germany, in water which is deep.Laying of cables to connect the...
, a wind farm - Blind GuardianBlind GuardianBlind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s 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...
, a power metalPower metalPower metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
/Speed MetalSpeed metalSpeed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....
band, is also known as "The Bards" - C. R. Bard, Inc.C. R. Bard, Inc.C. R. Bard, Inc. , now branded simply as Bard, is a manufacturer of medical equipment headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey and active worldwide. An S&P 500 company with approximately 11,000 employees as of 2009, Bard specializes in the manufacture of vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical...
, a manufacturer of medical equipment