Bard Eisteddfod of Wales ("Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru"). From its frequent use in Romanticism, 'The Bard' became attached as a title to various poets, From its Romanticist usage, the notion of the bard as a minstrel with qualities of a priest, magician or seer also entered the fantasy genre in the 1960s to 1980s, for example as the 'Bard' class (Dungeons & Dragons),"Bard" class (Pathfinder RPG - Paizo), "Bard" by Keith Taylor (1981), "" by Morgan Llywelyn (1984), and in video games in fantasy settings such as "The Bard's Tale" (1985). Bard In medieval Gaelic and British culture, a bard was a
Bard the Bowman the 1968 BBC Radio adaptation, Bard was voiced by Peter Williams. Bard is one of the cards in Iron Crown Enterprises's 1995 Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, which is illustrated by Angelo Montanini. In Inevitable Entertainment's 2003 "Hobbit" video game, André Sogliuzzo plays Bard. He also played the part of Ugslap. In Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's 2014 "Lego The Hobbit", Luke Evans reprises his role from the live-action film series. According to John D. Rateliff, Bard could have been inspired by Wiglaf from Anglo-Saxon poem "Beowulf", which inspired Tolkien with many elements in the final chapters of "The Hobbit". Like Bard,