Hades means places of the departed spirit. In Christian terminology it is the place, either heaven or hell, where the spirit awaits the resurrection. Throughout the modern New Testament the word Hades has been mistranslated as 'hell' meaning the inferno, rather than ambiguous correct meaning. Research Hades
Bertrand De Born was a French troubadour and warrior. He was born about the middle of the 12th century in the castle of Born, Perigord and died about 1209. He dispossessed his brother of his estate, whose part was taken by Richard Coeur de Lion in revenge for Bertrand De Born's satirical lays. Dante places him in the Inferno on account of his verses intensifying the quarrel between Henry II and his sons. Research Bertrand De Born
Francesca da Rimini was an Italian lady, the daughter of Guido da Polenta, lord of Ravenna, who lived in the latter part of the 13th century. She was married to Lanciotto, the deformed son of the lord of Rimini, who, discovering an intimacy between her and his brother Paolo, put them both to death. The story forms an episode in Dante's Inferno, and is alluded to by Petrarch; it is the subject of a poem by Leigh Hunt and a tragedy by Silvio Pellico. Research Francesca da Rimini
Kate Moss is an English model and actress. She was born in 1974 at Addiscomb, Surrey. She is best known for her controversial low weight which gave rise to the 'waif' models, but she also appeared in the 1992 film 'Inferno' and the 1999 'Blackadder Back and Forth' in which she played 'Maid Marian'. Research Kate Moss
Inferno is a medium strength, cask-conditioned real ale from the British Oakham brewery. Inferno is a very pale, straw colour, resembling a lager but without the head. It has a light, delicate floral and hoppy aroma and flavour followed by a very sharp, refreshing citrus after-taste which stimulates the taste buds at the back of the mouth. Research Inferno
The Canary islands (formerly known as the Fortunate Islands) are an archipelago in the Atlanticocean off the north west coast of Africa. They are thirteen in number, seven of which are considerable: Palma, Ferro, Gomera, Teneriffe, Grand Canary, Fuerteventura, and Lancerota. The other six are very small: Graciosa, Roca or Rocca, Allegranza, Sta. Clara, Inferno, and Lobos. All are volcanic, rugged and mountainous, frequently presenting precipitous cliffs to the sea. Of the Guanches, the mysterious tribe who originally inhabited these islands, we know little. The islands were discovered and conquered by the Spaniards between 1316 and 1334; they then passed into the hands of the Portuguese, but were reconquered toward the end of the 15th century by the Spaniards, who extirpated the inhabitants, and now constitute the great bulk of the population. Research Canary Islands
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