bards

noun

1. 1.A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
2. 2.(by extension) A poet.
3. 3.A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
4. 4.Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
5. 5.A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.