Nostradamus
Nostradamus, (1503-1556) born Michel de Notre Dame (if I remember correctly), was one of the world's most famous prophets. He was the son of a merchant, Jewish by birth but was forced to convert to Christianity and christianize his name in order to escape persecution. Michel entered a monastic order (which?) and wrote under the name Nostradamus. He wrote a series of prophetic verses that purported to represent future events.
These verses have been interpreted differently by different annotators through the years.
Recommended reading:
- Randi, James. The Mask of Nostradamus ISBN: 0879758309
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Five and forty degrees, the sky will burn
Fire approaches the great New city
In an instant a great scattered flame will leap up
When one will want to test the Normans.
In the City of God there will be a great thunder
Two brothers torn apart by Chaos
While the fortress endures, the great leader will sucumb
The third big war will start when the big city is burning