Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metred verse. Narrative poems do not have to follow rhythmic patterns.
The annals of Scottish history reveal that Pinkard was first used as a name by descendants of the Pictish tribe of ancient Scotland. The Pinkard family lived in Picardy, a region of northern France. Bearers of the name made their way from Picardy to England and Scotland. PDF Coat of Arms. + Extended History.
Hence the name may have arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The surname may also have derived as a nickname for a man with strikingly glossy black hair or for one with a raucous voice, from the Middle English or the Old French Corbin Corbun, raven. The personal name was recorded as Corbin(us) in the Domesday Book of 1086 in Warwickshire and Kent.