The Blind Young Man of Prague
14th c. – 14th c.
· Czech Republic
catholic
· Shepherd Boy, Seer
Traditional
A blind shepherd boy in 14th century Bohemia who revealed his visions to Emperor Charles IV. His prophecies about Prague, Germany, and future wars are recorded in two printed sources from 1660 and 1700, and later in Josef Virgil Grohmann's 'Sagen-Buch von Böhmen und Mähren' (1864). His identity and historical existence are disputed (schauungen.de classifies the prophecy as a likely forgery), but several of his predictions — particularly about the assassination that would trigger a great war after a 60-year reign, the fall of European crowned heads, and the devastation of Germany — were strikingly fulfilled in the 20th century. Compiled in modern times by Manfred Böckl in 'Der blinde Hirte von Prag'.
The Prince Murder That Sparks a Great War
1350 AD — Prague, Bohemia
Fulfilled
The Blind Young Man prophesied: 'In a time when one has been lord over Bohemia for longer than 60 years, a prince-murder will spark a great war. Then the crowned heads will fall like ripe apples from the trees. The Bohemian lion will no longer be subject, but will rule himself.' This was fulfilled with astonishing precision: Emperor Franz Joseph I ruled Austria-Hungary for 68 years (1848–1916). The assassination of his heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo (June 28, 1914) triggered World War I. After the war, European monarchies fell one after another (Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Romanov, Ottoman) — 'crowned heads fell like ripe apples.' Czechoslovakia became independent in 1918 — 'the Bohemian lion ruled himself.'
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Germany Will Become a Great Heap of Rubble
1350 AD — Prague, Bohemia
Fulfilled
The Blind Young Man declared: 'Another great war will come between all the peoples of the earth. Germany will become a great heap of rubble, and only the areas of the blue stones will be spared. The great war will end when the cherries bloom.' This was fulfilled with WW2: Germany was reduced to rubble by Allied bombing and the Red Army advance. The 'blue stones' regions (interpreted as Saxon/Bavarian areas with specific geology) were less affected. WW1 ended November 11, 1918 (not cherry blossom), but the final surrender in WW2 Europe came May 8, 1945 — not cherry blossom either, though springtime in Central Europe.
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Prague Destroyed by War and Flood
1350 AD — Prague, Bohemia
Pending
The Blind Young Man prophesied the final destruction of Prague: 'There will be no peace in Europe until Prague is a heap of rubble. Once again at cherry blossom, Prague will be destroyed.' After the war comes a terrible flood: 'The water will reach up to the image of the Mother of God at the Týn Church, and the Golden City will be so devastated that the survivors will fit on a single farmer's wagon.' The prophecy indicates this happens during the final great war of the 20th–21st century, not during WW1 or WW2 (when Prague was mostly spared). Combined with the Waldviertel Farmer's vision of nuclear war in southern Bohemia and Irlmaier's warnings, this suggests Prague's destruction in a coming global conflict.
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