Nostradamus Quotes

Nostradamus Quotes: Century 2 Verse 99

Terroir Romain qu interpretoit augure,
Par gent Gauloise par trop sera vexee:
Mais nation celtique craindra l'heure,
Boreas, classe trop loing l'avoir poussee.

Variations in rendered French

Authors works consulted for variations in French: (a) John Hogue. (b) Henry C. Roberts. (c) Mario Reading. (page, 229.) (d) Edgar Leoni. (e) Jean-Charles de Fontbrune (page, 106.) French rendered the same except. (b) has, 'gens,' and 'interpretatoit.' (d)(e) both have, 'interpretait,' and 'loin.'

Meanings of the French words deemed appropriate

Terroir= Soil, ground, land; also as territory. Interpretoit= Interprets, predicts, presages, warns. Augure= Divination, soothsaying, or conjecture of things to come; also, a foretoken, presage, prophecy, forewarning of. Craindra= Will dread, will fear; doubt. Boreas= The North-east wind. Loing= Far, much, a great way off. Poussee= A push or thrust forward. Pushed, thrusted.

This verse has a twin, in which Nostradamus warns the French against sending a fleet to attack the Romans; for the winds will turn against them and shatter a scatter the entire fleet, a great disaster. Other forces on the sea will keep any remnants of the fleet from escaping. The Augur maybe Nostradamus himself, maybe not? Either way those who should have listened will not, and the disaster will not be avoided.

Thus, we might translate

Roman territories as predicted by the augure,
By the French (Gauloise) will be greatly troubled;
But the celtic nation will fear the hour,
The north wind pushing the fleet too far.

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

More Quotes from The Prophecies of Nostradamus