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A '''bard''' was originally a poet and musician of a lower order than a [[fili]] found in areas with a [[celt|Celtic]] tradition. After the [[Norman]]s invaded [[Ireland]] the higher ranked [[fili]] lost their patronage and were found less often. |
A '''bard''' was originally a poet and musician of a lower order than a [[fili]] found in areas with a [[celt|Celtic]] tradition. After the [[Norman]]s invaded [[Ireland]] the higher ranked [[fili]] lost their patronage and were found less often. |
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The word bard carries a negative conotation, and [[17th century]] [[Scotland|Scottish]] and [[Ireland|Irish]] poets would not use |
The word bard carries a negative conotation, and [[17th century]] [[Scotland|Scottish]] and [[Ireland|Irish]] poets would not use the term to describe themselves. After the disappearance of the bard in [[Ireland]] the status of bard improved as it continued in [[Scotland]] until it died out in the [[18th century]]. By this time it came to have a more prestigious meaning. |
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== The Bard == |
== The Bard == |
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== Bards in the [[SCA]] == |
== Bards in the [[SCA]] == |
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This term is used to describe someone sings, tells, recites and/or writes songs, stories or verse. |
This term is used to describe someone sings, tells, recites and/or writes songs, stories or verse. |
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 20 May 2006
A bard was originally a poet and musician of a lower order than a fili found in areas with a Celtic tradition. After the Normans invaded Ireland the higher ranked fili lost their patronage and were found less often.
The word bard carries a negative conotation, and 17th century Scottish and Irish poets would not use the term to describe themselves. After the disappearance of the bard in Ireland the status of bard improved as it continued in Scotland until it died out in the 18th century. By this time it came to have a more prestigious meaning.
The Bard
A term used to refer to the playwright William Shakespeare.
Bards in the SCA
This term is used to describe someone sings, tells, recites and/or writes songs, stories or verse.
