A bard is a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish, and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers. For its wider definition including similar roles in other societies, see List of oral repositories.

Bard, BARD, Bård or similar terms may also refer to:

People Bard (surname) Bård, Norwegian given name and surname

"The Bard of..." etc. William Shakespeare (1564–1616), the Bard of Avon or the Bard Robert Burns (1759–1796), the Bard of Ayrshire or the Bard Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), the Bard of Bengal John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), the Bard of Salford Richard Llwyd (1752–1835), the Bard of Snowdon Thomas Rowley (poet) (1721–1796), the Bard of the Green Mountains Robert W. Service (1874–1958), the Bard of the Yukon Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair ( 1698–1770), the Great Bard

Fictional characters Bard the Bowman, a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit Beedle the Bard, an author of fairy tales in the Harry Potter series

Places In the United States Bard Peak (Alaska), a summit in the Kenai Mountains Bard, California, an unincorporated community Bard, Nevada, a ghost town Bard, New Mexico, an unincorporated community Bard Peak, Colorado, United States

In Iran Bard, Ardabil, Ardabil Province Bard, Iran, Mazandaran Province, a village Bard Gapi, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province, a village Bard Kheymeh, Ramhormoz County, Khuzestan Province, a village Bard-e Ghamchī, Andika County, Khuzestan Province, a village

Elsewhere Bard Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Bard, Loire, France Bard, Aosta Valley, Italy Fort Bard

Art The Bard (Jones), an 1774 painting by Thomas Jones The Bard (Martin), an 1817 painting by John Martin

Literature The Bard (poem), a 1757 poem by Thomas Gray Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish, a 1984 novel by Morgan Llywelyn Bard, Bard II, Bard III, Bard IV, Bard V, a series of novels by Keith Taylor Bard (novel), the first one of these novels

Music Bard (Soviet Union), genre of music in Russia consisting of singers-songwriters with guitar accompaniment The Bard (Sibelius), a 1913 tone poem by Jean Sibelius Bard (album), a 2002 album by Big Big Train Blind Guardian or the Bards, a power metal/speed metal band Bardcore, medievalised remakes of hit pop songs

In role-playing and video games Bard (Dungeons & Dragons), a character class in Dungeons & Dragons and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Schools Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States Bard College at Simon's Rock, an "early college" in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States Bard High School Early College, an alternative public secondary school in New York City, United States Bard College Berlin, Germany, a private, non-profit institution of higher education

Other uses BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) service provided by National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Bard (chatbot), the former name for Gemini, developed by Google Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development, Comilla, Bangladesh BARD Offshore 1, a wind farm by BARD Engineering Gmbh Barding or bard, armour for horses The Bard (American horse), a racehorse The Bard (British horse), a racehorse "The Bard" (The Twilight Zone), an episode C. R. Bard, Inc., a manufacturer of medical equipment