The Bard (poem) The Bard (poem) The Bard. A Pindaric Ode (1757) is a poem by Thomas Gray, set at the time of Edward I's conquest of Wales. Inspired partly by his researches into medieval history and literature, partly by his discovery of Welsh harp music, it was itself a potent influence on future generations of poets and painters, seen by many as the first creative work of the Celtic Revival and as lying at the root of the Romantic movement in Britain. As the victorious army of Edward I marches along the slopes of the Snowdonian mountains near to the river Conwy
Boyan (bard) 1907. Boyan (bard) Boyan is the name of a bard who was mentioned in the Rus' epic "The Lay of Igor's Campaign" as being active at the court of Yaroslav the Wise. He is apostrophized as Volos's grandson in the opening lines of "The Lay" (probably a reference to Veles as the patron of musicians). Historians have been unable to determine whether Boyan was his proper name (as Nikolai Karamzin and Fyodor Buslayev postulated) or all skalds of Rus were called "boyans" (Alexander Vostokov). Although "The Lay" is the only authentic source mentioning Boyan, his name became exceedingly popular with