Helm

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Helm may refer to:

• a ship's steering mechanism; see tiller and steering wheel. Derived meanings:
  • The verb meaning steer as in "to helm a yacht".
  • A gender-neutral term for helmsman
  • metaphorically, a position of leadership or control
  • the Unicode "helm symbol" ⎈ (U+2388), see Miscellaneous Technical (Unicode)

• Helmet
  • Hełm coat of arms, a Polish coat of arms

[edit] People

• Helm Wulfingum, Geatish king
• Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
• Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
• James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
• John L. Helm (1802–1867), governor of Kentucky
• Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
• Levon Helm (born 1940), American rock drummer
• Michael Helm, Canadian novelist
• Rüdiger Helm (see Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics)
• Stacy Helm (curler, see Stefanie Lawton)
• Theodor Helm (musicologist, see Joseph de Marliave)
• Christopher Helm, a Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the Helm Identification Guides

[edit] Other

• Helm Wind, a wind which blows in Cumbria, England
• Quarter Florin, a medieval English coin
• Helm Canal, a waterway in Fresno County, California
• USS Helm (DD-388), a United States Navy destroyer
• Helm, Web Hosting Control Panel

[edit] Music

• Helm (album), an album released by the Lebanese singer Carole Samaha.

[edit] Fiction

• Helm (Forgotten Realms), a god in the Forgotten Realms
• Helm Hammerhand, 9th King of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings
• Helm's Deep, a valley in Rohan in The Lord of the Rings
• Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton
• Hideout Helm, the final level in Donkey Kong 64
• Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip Rogue Trooper

[edit] See also

• Helms
• Helme