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Beedle the Bard

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Beedle the Bard

Biographical information
Born	Yorkshire, c. 15th century
Also known as	Bard
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Skin colour	White
Affiliation
Occupation	Fairytale author

[Source]

"If his stories accurately reflect his opinions, he rather liked Muggles, whom he regarded as ignorant rather than malevolent; he mistrusted Dark Magic, and he believed that the worst excesses of wizardkind sprang from the all-too-human traits of cruelty, apathy or arrogant misapplication of their own talents. The heroes and heroines who triumph in his stories are not those with the most powerful magic, but rather those who demonstrate the most kindness, common sense and ingenuity."

—J. K. Rowling^[src]

Beedle the Bard (fl. 15th century) ^[1] was an author of wizarding fairytales. Beedle was born in Yorkshire, England. At some point in his life, he wrote The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The only known image of Beedle is a woodcut that shows him with a "luxuriant" beard. Taking his stories as an indicator of his opinions, he seems to have held Muggles in higher esteem than most of his contemporaries.

1 Works
2 Etymology
3 Appearances
4 Notes and references

WorksEdit

The Tales of Beedle the Bard consist of at least the following tales:

EtymologyEdit

His name probably refers to the medieval English historian Bede. It could also refer to English playwright William Shakespeare, who is known as "The Bard".

AppearancesEdit

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Depicted in a woodcut)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Depicted in a woodcut)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Mentioned only)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter Film Wizardry (Depicted in a woodcut)

Notes and referencesEdit

↑ Tales of Beedle the Bard, page ix, 12

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

By Beedle the Bard
Stories
Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump · The Fountain of Fair Fortune · Grumble the Grubby Goat · The Warlock's Hairy Heart · The Tale of the Three Brothers · The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
Characters
Altheda · Amata · Amata's lover · Antioch Peverell · Antioch Peverell's killer · Asha · Babbitty · Brigade of Witch-Hunters · Cadmus Peverell · Cadmus Peverell's fiancée · Captain of the Brigade of Witch-Hunters · Charlatan · Death · Evil Sorcerer · Gigantic white worm · Ignotus Peverell · Ignotus Peverell's son · King · Kinsfolk · Maiden · Old man · Old man's donkey · Old man's family · Peasant woman · Peasant woman's granddaughter · Sabre · Sir Luckless · Warlock · The Warlock's friends · Wizard · Wizard's father · Young woman · Young woman's child
Objects
Altheda's potion · Altheda's wand · Cloak of Invisibility · Creepers · Crystal casket · Elder Wand · Enchanted garden · Fountain · Gold statue of Babbitty · Hairy Heart · The Hopping Pot · Never-Ending Hill · Poisonous toadstool · Poultice for warts · Resurrection Stone · Silver chalice