Michel de Nostredame wrote nearly a thousand obscure quatrains in French, Provençal, Latin, and Greek, deliberately scrambling chronological order. Later generations have associated them with the French Revolution, Napoleon, Hitler, and 9/11. His prophetic texts have been reprinted continuously since 1555, making him the most famous prophetic figure in popular culture.
Account
Michel de Nostredame wrote nearly a thousand obscure quatrains in French, Provençal, Latin, and Greek, deliberately scrambling chronological order. Later generations have associated them with the French Revolution, Napoleon, Hitler, and 9/11. His prophetic texts have been reprinted continuously since 1555, making him the most famous prophetic figure in popular culture.
Debunked
His texts are deliberately vague and open to multiple interpretations. Alleged "accurate predictions" are mostly after-the-fact associations. Academic consensus holds no genuine prophetic power.
Sources
- Nostradamus, Les Prophéties (1555 first edition)