Richard III says this:
Richmond! When last I was at Exeter,
The mayor in courtesy show'd me the castle,
And call'd it Rougemont: at which name I started,
Because a bard of Ireland told me once
I should not live long after I saw Richmond.
The "bard" he is talking about is a minstrel. In this case he is also a prophet.
Shakespeare is often called the Bard of Avon.
The Bard of Avon
Yes, he was also referred to as the Great Bard of Stratford. (Bard means poet)
The bard entertained the royal court with his captivating storytelling.
Shakespeare is commonly referred to as The Bard usually capitalized. Bard is a Welsh word for Poet. Bards were sort of ceremonial poets and similar to troubadors in a sense. He is often called the Bard. Bard means Poet.
Yes, he was also referred to as the Great Bard of Stratford. (Bard means poet)
"Bard" means "poet" and Shakespeare is the poet par excellence.
He was known as England's national poet or the Bard of Avon. Today he is often known as the Common Bard.
The Bard of Avon
The word "bard" means "poet".
The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.
He was not. "Bard of Avon" - or "Bard" for short is correct.