Going 2 Pally/10 College of Swords Bard works really well.
Take Pally first for heavy armor and smite at level two. Then go Bard the rest of the way. You can take defensive style with Pally for +1 AC and then either dueling for +2 damage with sword & board or go with dual wielding.
16 str
10 dex
14 con
8 int
10 wis
16 cha
Feats = dual wield, either savage strikes for more damage on average, +2 str, or heavy armor mastery for +1 str (+ hag) and -3 incoming damage. Or if sword & board shield mastery for better dex saves or whatever you want.
You get your 2nd attack at level 8 but dual wielding gets you an extra attack and the bard flourishes can help in striking multiple target, movement or better AC. Once they reset on a short rest you can use them pretty often.
Lots of spell slots for smites. Plus you get the bard secret spells at level 10 along with the great bard skill perks.
