Bard

Bard

In 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.

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Famous quotes containing the word bard:

    “The bard must be with good intent
    no more his, but hers;
    must throw away his pen and paint,
    kneel with worshippers.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “A bard whom there were none to praise,
    And very few to read.”
    —Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849)

    “There is one story and one story only
    That will prove worth your telling,
    Whether as learned bard or gifted child;”
    —Robert Graves (1895–1985)