The term 'Bard' is used to refer to a POET, MINSTREL, or scop in literature and folklore. A scop was an Anglo-Saxon POET and singer who composed and recited verses about heroes and their deeds. A MINSTREL was a medieval European entertainer who sang and played musical instruments. A POET is someone who writes poetry. AVON is a river in England that runs through Stratford-upon-AVON, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, one of the most famous bards in history. ERE is an archaic word meaning 'BEFORE'. Therefore, the crossword solutions for the term 'Bard' are SCOP (4 letters), MINSTREL (8 letters), POET (4 letters), AVON (4 letters), and ERE (3 letters).