Helge
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Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian name derived from Proto-Norse *Hailaga (dedicated to the gods). For its Russian version, see Oleg.
It may refer to:
- Helge is a given name, a variant of Helgi – an Old Norse name, and the origin of Oleg.
- Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in Beowulf and in medieval Scandinavian sources.
- Helgi Hjörvarðsson, a Scandinavian hero from Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, in the Poetic Edda. It says that he was reborn as
- Helgi Hundingsbane, a Scandinavian hero who figures in the Völsunga saga and who has two poems in the Poetic Edda. It says that he was reborn as
- Helgi Haddingjaskati, a Swedish hero from Hrómundar saga Gripssonar.
- Helge Rosvaenge – a Danish-German Tenor
- Helge Schneider – a German entertainer
- Helge Skoog – a Swedish actor
- Niels Fabian Helge von Koch – a Swedish mathematician
- Helge Jung, a Swedish General