Historians Look Back On Nostradamus’ Chilling Predictions Of The Last Year

Let’s face it: the last two years weren't exactly the best of times. Suffice it to say that it’s not a time that many of us will reminisce about fondly to our grandkids – and for obvious reasons. But we’ve made it through that horrible, terrible, no-good period, and that means the only way is up. Right? Well, we hate to break it to you, but according to Nostradamus, that's not the way things are heading.

Famous future-predictor

So, maybe we should be worried. According to a lot of folks, Nostradamus has been right on the money for more than four centuries. There are even claims that he foretold the pandemic and the unprecedented outcomes that followed. And, apparently, the future-predicting Frenchman saw more even more turbulent events in 2021.

Prediction via poetry

Now, of course, Nostradamus didn’t specifically say “there will be a global pandemic in 2020” or “climate change will be a real problem.” No, he scribbled down poems that, to be honest, are open to interpretation. Even more confusingly, he didn’t actually write some of the predictions that are credited to him.

Prophesying the future

But perhaps that’s all down to the way in which Nostradamus penned his prophecies: in verses with four lines called “quatrains.” He spent 63 years on this Earth, and until he passed in 1566, he whiled away the hours making these poetic predictions. Interpreters have since claimed that he correctly forecasted, among other events, the French Revolution and the atomic bomb. Quite a feat for a man who lived 500 years ago.

Freaky future

So, what did Nostradamus tell us to expect in 2021? Well, although 2020 wasn’t great, the French oracle supposedly warned that 2021 would be even worse! And it’s not just because of the ongoing pandemic or any problems with the economy. Oh no, there’s an especially freaky future in store if the revered man is to be believed.