Bard (disambiguation)

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Bard can mean several things:

• 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, is a slice of bacon or fat placed over a joint of meat or poultry to help retain moisture during cooking.
• bard (Soviet Union), popular poets and singers who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment.
• Bard, Loire, is a commune of the Loire département, in France.
• Bard (Aosta Valley) is a municipality in the Valle d'Aosta region of Italy.
• 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, abbreviated: Bard, a character from The Hobbit.
• Bard College, a liberal arts school in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
• A variant of barding, a type of armor for horses.
• Alexander Bard, a Swedish philosopher, artist and record producer, founder of the Swedish electronic pop band BWO.
• Josh Bard, a professional baseball player currently with the San Diego Padres
• C. R. Bard, Inc., a manufacturer of medical equipment known for its 1934 commercial introduction of the Foley catheter
• Bard College

The Bard is a name for various literary figures:

• The Bard of Avon (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

[edit] See also

• Three Bards