Nostradamus Quotes

Nostradamus Quotes: Century 2 Verse 86

Naufrage `a classe pres d'onde Hadriatique,
La terre tremble esmeue sur l'air en terre mis:
Egypte tremble augment Mahometique,
L' Herault soy rendre `a crier est commis.

Variations in rendered French

Authors works consulted for variations in French: (a) John Hogue. (b) Henry C. Roberts. (c) Mario Reading. (page, 504.) (d) Edgar Leoni. (e) Jean-Charles de Fontbrune (page 292.)

The French rendered the same except. (c) has, 'naufraige.' (a)(d)(e) have, 'sus' in place of Sur. (b)(d)(e) have, 'heraut.' (c) has, 'augmens.' (b) has, 'se' not, Soy. (d) has, 'soi.' (d) has. 'emeu.' (e) has, 'esmue.' (b) has Adriatique.

Meanings of the French words deemed appropriate

Naufrage= a shipwreck. Esmeue= moved, or stirred up; excited, incited, encouraged, provoked. Onde= a wave; billow, surge of the sea. Augment= Augmented, increased, enlarged. Herault= Herald, announcer of important news. Commis= Assigned, appointed, delegated, commissioned, charged; also, referred unto; also, done, acted, committed, as an offence; also, forfeited.

Thus, we might translate

The fleet wrecked near the waters of the Adriatic,
The land trembles, tossed by the air and placed on the land [ the fleet by wind, smashed against the rocks and beached on the shores.]
Egypt shakes, as the power of Mohammed grows,
The Herald surrenders himself, and is forced to speak.

This verse has a twin, (3v23) and is about the destruction of a French fleet, by a great storm and earthquake. The forces of Asia and Africa, are eyeing up Egypt.

Further Reading and resources on Nostradamus

For more details on the books considered by these authors, and others, see Nostradamus references.

For further insight into the French words, treated, or deemed unnecessary, consult the Secret Vault Dictionary on words used by Nostradamus.

Variations in rendered French

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