The quatrain X.72 of the Centuries became famous as a prophecy of human annihilation, yet the identity of the "grand Roy d’effraieur" (great King of terror) has occasioned numerous interpretations. Among these, the hypothesis identifying the King of terror with a solar eclipse—advanced by Wöllner in 1926—has proven remarkably persistent,[1] reinforced in particular by the total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. The most powerful objection to this hypothesis has been whether a 16th-century figure could have foreseen a solar eclipse more than 400 years into the future.

One must not ignore the fact that Nostradamus used astrology to judge future events. The present study introduces the solar eclipse hypothesis as examined in the author’s unpublished study on Century X, Quatrain 72.[2]

[1]Wöllner, C. (1926). Das mysterium des Nostradamus. Leipzig: Astra-Verlag H. Timm.

[2]Takubo, H. "A Study on Prophecies, Century X, Quatrain 72: Lexical Analysis, Astrological Structure, and the Fracture of Temporal Cognition" (unpublished).

Report:re_L0019e, 2026/04/11

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2. Semantic Feasibility

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Compiled and Published by: Hayato Takubo (Nostradamus Research Lab / OFFICE SURPLACE)

Publication Dates: April 11, 2026

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