The bard

A bard of the early Medieval period looks on as he plays his lute. The bards stood as the entertainers and storytellers of Anglo-Saxon and Viking society and the preservation of Old English literature fell on their ability to maintain and adapt the stories they acquired on their travels. As such, they stood as the first class of people to encounter the Beowulf tales.

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From battlefield comedians to unfortunate messengers, jesters played varied roles in courts through the Middle Ages and Tudor period. Writing for HistoryExtra, author Karen Maitland explores what life was like for these men and women

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