ENGLISH RECORD 42
1999 and the 'King of Terror'
The date is genuine in early editions, making this an unusually testable quatrain.Century X.72 and 1999 receptionFrance · globalDated quatrain · failed deadline
01 · WHAT IT IS
Overview
Nostradamus's Century X.72 explicitly names the seventh month of 1999 and a great king of terror.
02 · ORIGINAL TEXT AND EARLIEST SOURCE
What can be traced?
03 · HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The world behind the text
An original editorial reconstruction created specifically for this archive record. It visualizes the subject and is not documentary evidence or an authenticated historical image.
SALGIL original illustration · record sources below ↗05 · DOCUMENT TIMELINE
When the record changed
- Earliest reviewable baselineGallica · Les Prophéties anchors the first layer used on this page.
- Interpretation expandsPrinted date · 1999 media panic · retrospective rescue attempts
- Claim meets outcomeNo unique global event matching the full claim occurred; later readers shifted month conventions or symbolic meaning.
- SALGIL editorial reviewOriginal, interpretation and outcome are retained as separate records.
06 · EDITION AND WITNESS COMPARISON
How the evidence for 1999 and the 'King of Terror' changes
The date of a document and the date of an interpretation are recorded separately.| Witness or edition | Date | Editorial status | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallica · Les Prophéties | 1558/1568 textual tradition | Baseline source | The date is genuine in early editions, making this an unusually testable quatrain. |
| Scholarly or institutional interpretation | Later review | Context layer | Explains language, history and uncertainty without becoming the original text. |
| Viral quotation or modern event match | Recent circulation | Derivative layer | Most vulnerable to translation drift, omitted failures and hindsight; compare with Gallica · Les Prophéties. |
07 · MAJOR CLAIMS
Representative claims and their limits
Central claim
A great king of terror would come from the sky in July 1999.
Original-first test
The claim is checked against Gallica · Les Prophéties, not against a later summary.
Outcome test
No unique global event matching the full claim occurred; later readers shifted month conventions or symbolic meaning.
08 · WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
Comparison with events
No unique global event matching the full claim occurred; later readers shifted month conventions or symbolic meaning.09 · DISPUTES AND COUNTERARGUMENTS
Where interpretation changes
The main dispute concerns the distance between 1558/1568 textual tradition and Printed date · 1999 media panic · retrospective rescue attempts. Translation, selective quotation, changed definitions and hindsight can make a broad record appear more exact than it was. Competing readings are therefore preserved rather than silently merged.10 · EVIDENCE SCORE & PROVISIONAL CONCLUSION
Pre-event text · outcome not fulfilled
Nostradamus's Century X.72 explicitly names the seventh month of 1999 and a great king of terror. SALGIL's provisional score reflects source traceability and testability, not religious worth or cultural importance.11 · SOURCES AND REVIEW