Bard (disambiguation)

• A bard (bardos) was a type of priest or seer in ancient Celtic society, and a minstrel in medieval Welsh and Irish societies.
• Bard the Bowman is a character from The Hobbit.
• In Dungeons & Dragons, bard is character class representing a magic-using minstrel who combines aspects of warrior, rogue, and wizard into one.
• Bard College is a liberal arts school in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
• "The Bard" is often used as a reference to various literary figures:
  • "The Bard of Avon" isWilliam Shakespeare
  • "The Bard of Ayrshire" (or in Scotland, simply "The Bard") is Robert Burns
  • "The Bard of Olney" is William Cowper
  • "The Bard of Rydal Mount" is William Wordsworth
  • "The Bard of Twickenham" is Alexander Pope

See also: Bard (disambiguation), Alexander Pope, Bard, Bard College, Bard the Bowman, Celt, Character class, Dungeons & Dragons, Liberal arts college