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* In ''{{Feywinds}}'', when Prince Sidney Theodorus Cassian Merriweather Findain VIII... Just call him Sid, reveals to the main characters whose group he just joined that he's trained as a bard, they `ismash`i his lute and shove a sword into his hands.

* MercedesLackey has an entire series, ''BardicVoices'', set around the conflict between the Free Bards and the Bardic Guild. Several have MagicMusic.

* Leliana from the ''VideoGame/DragonAge'' series used to be a traveling Bard (or rather, a spy/assassin who disguised herself as a traveling Bard -Apparently that's pretty common in Orlais). She comes with the Bard specialization and will teach it to other Rogues if her approval rating is high enough. Additionally, much of her dialogue includes stories and songs she learned during her time as a Bard.

* Leliana from the ''DragonAge'' series used to be a traveling Bard (or rather, a spy/assassin who disguised herself as a traveling Bard -Apparently that's pretty common in Orlais). She comes with the Bard specialization and will teach it to other Rogues if her approval rating is high enough. Additionally, much of her dialogue includes stories and songs she learned during her time as a Bard.

* Bumblebee and Jazz share this role in the {{Transformers}} FanFic ''[[FanFic/ThingsWeDontTellHumans Things We Don't Tell Humans]]''.
* Hurdy in FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire is such. He tells stories and is capable of using his music to various effect in combat or support roles.

* In the ''HarryPotter'' series, Beedle the Bard was known for his collection of magical fables.

* Bumblebee and Jazz share this role in [[FanFic/ThingsWeDontTellHumans Things We Don't Tell Humans]].

* Bumblebee and Jazz share this role in [[ThingsWeDontTellHumans Things We Don't Tell Humans]].

* A bard shows up in ''Literature/TheOdyssey''. He might even be {{Homer}}'s AuthorAvatar.

"TheBard" is also commonly used to refer to WilliamShakespeare. In England, anyway. In Scotland, The Bard is RobertBurns.

"TheBard" is also commonly used to refer to WilliamShakespeare.

OlderThanFeudalism, the bard is a character within a story that acts as a poet, WanderingMinstrel, storyteller, and/or source of morale for people around them.

In medieval Gaelic and British culture (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Brittany and Cornwall) 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. The word itself is loaned from Scottish Gaelic, deriving from the Proto-Celtic ''bardos'', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European, which roughly translates as "''to raise the voice; praise''."

In game cultures such as Dungeons & Dragons, the Bard is a versatile character able to both fight strategically and cast magic [[MagicMusic through the power of their songs]], suggesting them to be magicians who use the power of emotion and creativity to conjure miracles into the world.

* Sir Robin's Minstrels in ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', one of whom sings "[[http://www.metrolyrics.com/brave-sir-robin-ran-away-lyrics-monty-python.html Brave Sir Robin Ran Away]]".

* In the ''HarryPotter'' series, Beedle the Bard was known for his collection of magical fables.

* Bards feature in {{MercedesLackey}}'s HeraldsOfValdemar series, though much less prominently than the Heralds.
* A bard shows up in ''Literature/TheOdyssey''. He might even be {{Homer}}'s AuthorAvatar.


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* Historically, William Shakespeare was known for his title as "The Bard of Avon."

* ''TheBardsTaleTrilogy'' has a few with the MagicMusic power.

* Elan from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', as seen in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0004.html this scene from early in the comic]].

* TheBard is one of the main playable classes in DungeonsAndDragons.

* Elan from ''OrderOfTheStick'', as seen in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0004.html this scene from early in the comic]].

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* In MichaelFlynn's ''[[Literature/SpiralArm The January Dancer]]'', a woman appears in the opening by going into the bar and beginning to play.

TheBard is also commonly used to refer to WilliamShakespeare.

One of the OldestOnesInTheBook, the bard is a character within a story that acts as a poet, WanderingMinstrel, storyteller, and/or source of morale for people around them.

* MercedesLackey has an entire series, ''BardicVoices'', set around the conflict between the Free Bards and the Bardic Guild in. Several have MagicMusic.
* The Edema Ruh from ''TheKingkillerChronicles'' seem to be a society of travelling entertainers including many bards.

A trope OlderThanDirt, the bard is a character within a story that acts as a poet, WanderingMinstrel, storyteller, and/or source of morale for people around them.

* Elan from ''OrderOfTheStick'', as scene in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0004.html this scene from early in the comic]].

* In ''OrderOfTheStick'', Elan plays this role in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0004.html a scene early in the comic]]. He plays this role all the time, as it is his CharacterClass...

In game cultures such as Dungeons & Dragons, the Bard is a versatile character able to both fight strategically and cast magic through the power of their songs, suggesting them to be magicians who use the power of emotion and creativity to conjure miracles into the world.

A trope OlderThanDirt, the bard is a character within a story that acts as a poet, minstrel, storyteller, and/or source of morale for people around them.

* Leliana from the DragonAge series used to be a traveling Bard (or rather, a spy/assassin who disguised herself as a traveling Bard -Apparently that's pretty common in Orlais). She comes with the Bard specialization and will teach it to other Rogues if her approval rating is high enough. Additionally, much of her dialogue includes stories and songs she learned during her time as a Bard.