Hmmm, lets see… though not “fiction” ,,, Shakespeare.
In fiction twists on the theme… the Maesters of Song of Ice & Fire, Croaker (Black Company is the groups medic/historian), and Morgon (The Riddlemaster of Hed).
Orpheus
I’m going to go with Kvothe for sure.. Patrick Rothfuss is a boss at writing and this is the best vision of a true Bard I have ever read about. Those Kingkiller Chronicles are some epic writings and I can’t wait for the third novel..\m/
Menolly. I just loved reading about her and I ALWAYS wanted a Fire Lizard.
But for DnD style bards, Felimid Mac Fal is really very good.
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elan_oots_2958.png
The bard in “The Gamers II” 😀
Cacofonix
Mance Rayder is the first name that comes to mind…
Felimid Mac Fal, Hands down!
Tom Tyson Yea, Cacofonix is okay, as long as one has a handy fish at hand to silence him.
I guess Cacofonix is the Asterix bard that in Italy is known as Assurancetourix (I have no idea why, but I guess it makes sense to the French).
Hard to go wrong with Fisher Kel Tath from Malazan. So talented! So mysterious!
Fafhrd.
Fflewddur Fflam – King by birth, bard by choice. Plus best musical instrument.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fflewddur_Fflam
Elan!
well then there is this guy here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen
Kvothe, no doubt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind
Hmmm, lets see… though not “fiction” ,,, Shakespeare.
In fiction twists on the theme… the Maesters of Song of Ice & Fire, Croaker (Black Company is the groups medic/historian), and Morgon (The Riddlemaster of Hed).
Orpheus
I’m going to go with Kvothe for sure.. Patrick Rothfuss is a boss at writing and this is the best vision of a true Bard I have ever read about. Those Kingkiller Chronicles are some epic writings and I can’t wait for the third novel..\m/
Menolly. I just loved reading about her and I ALWAYS wanted a Fire Lizard.
But for DnD style bards, Felimid Mac Fal is really very good.
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bn8sLQZI1r2uyql.gif
(tulio and miguel from road to eldorado are like my ideal bard & thief con artists duo)
Kvothe.
Excalibur from Soul Eater.
Alan a Dale
Gillian Wiseman Me too…fire lizards are awesome.