Helge Rode (Frederiksberg, 16 October 1870 – 23 March 1937)[1] was a Danish writer and critic, and journalist for Politiken, Berlingske Tidende, and Illustreret Tidende.[2] He was a son of Margrethe Rode,[3] the brother of politician Ove Rode,[4] and father of actor Ebbe Rode.[5] In 1905, he married the writer Edith Rode, with whom he had four children.[6]
He was a critic of Georg Brandes and the Modern Breakthrough.[4] Composer Carl Nielsen's piece Moderen (The Mother) was written for a play by Rode in 1920–1921.