Post by bluefedish on Jan 31, 2010 12:31:39 GMT -5
Since the sixteenth century many people have searched through the writings of Michel de Nostradamus (1503 – 1566) to compare his predictions to current events. His writings, "Les Propheties", were published in 1555, and were purported to reference happenings throughout history-from the rise of Napoleon to the fall of the Twin Towers, as tow examples.
Ultimately, more than 900 predictions were made. Each is written in quatrains (rhymes of four lines) and arranged in sections of 100 verses each. Nostradamus wrote in an older French dialect, thus making translation a bit tricky. So much so, in fact, that any given set of verses seems to be open to a wide number of possible interpretations. Scholars of Nostradamus interpreted his writings and found references to such events as the Great Fire of London in 1666, the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler, World War II, the fall of the Kennedys, and more-but since these verses were neither dated more presented in any clear chronological order, translation is very much up to the reader.
Nostradamus published his prophecies in sections. The first appeared in 1555, followed two years later by a second installment with an additional 289 verses. In 1558, 300 more were made available. An omnibus edition called “The Centuries” was published after Nostradamus’s death in 1568, which contains 941 rhymed quatrains grouped into 9 sets of 100 and one of 42-this is the most commonly referred to text with the predictions.
Selected Source:
The Cryptopedia – A dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright Bizarre
By: Jonathan Maberry & David F. Kramer
Ultimately, more than 900 predictions were made. Each is written in quatrains (rhymes of four lines) and arranged in sections of 100 verses each. Nostradamus wrote in an older French dialect, thus making translation a bit tricky. So much so, in fact, that any given set of verses seems to be open to a wide number of possible interpretations. Scholars of Nostradamus interpreted his writings and found references to such events as the Great Fire of London in 1666, the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler, World War II, the fall of the Kennedys, and more-but since these verses were neither dated more presented in any clear chronological order, translation is very much up to the reader.
Nostradamus published his prophecies in sections. The first appeared in 1555, followed two years later by a second installment with an additional 289 verses. In 1558, 300 more were made available. An omnibus edition called “The Centuries” was published after Nostradamus’s death in 1568, which contains 941 rhymed quatrains grouped into 9 sets of 100 and one of 42-this is the most commonly referred to text with the predictions.
Selected Source:
The Cryptopedia – A dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright Bizarre
By: Jonathan Maberry & David F. Kramer
