had been barding

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of bard.
  bard

  noun

  (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.

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