The heavy metal umlaut, at least in its best-known uses by English-speakers, offers a pretence of understanding Germanic writing. Yet not only does it completely decouple the umlaut from its sound, it ...

Umlaut used: 1975 onwards. The umlaut on the second O of Motörhead was put there by Lemmy, an idea he admitted he “pinched” from his friends in Blue Öyster Cult. The accent mark isn’t ...

The earliest information on Germanic peoples and their culture was recorded in Roman accounts - a notable example could be ...

1. The word "umlaut" comes from one of the Brothers Grimm. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our ...

“I think the umlaut had a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor about it,” founder Eric Bloom said in 2013. “Plus it made the band’s name look cool in a way. ...

Archaeologists discover elaborate 1,700-year-old grave of ‘barbarian’ who lived near Roman Empire’s frontier. Man, 60, likely belonged to Alemanni Germanic tribes that played a role in Rome ...