A little Gaulish village on the Armorican coast still holds out against the Roman forces in 50 BC by the fortune of having a village druid who has discovered a potion to give the Gauls superhuman strength - this is the premise for over 30 graphic novels by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.The Asterix books were favourites of mine as a child, because of the vivid illustrations, crazy characters and historical references. I have continued to read them as an adult and I am constantly amazed at what I have learned from them; history, smidgens of Latin and the art of the pun - I even referenced Asterix in a degree assignment much to the delight of the lecturer marking it.This lens introduces the characters from the Asterix Books as well as highlighting Asterix products.
Asterix the Gaul - The Characters
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