Asterix and the Normans--------------------------------------------------Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small villageof indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK9 A group of Vikings comes to Gaul trying to learn what fear is. Theirvisit coincides with that of a real expert on the subject: Vitalstatistix'strendy nephew fromLutetia, Justforkix...--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spentmost of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Parisin 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a smallvillage in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearanceon page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was publishedin 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums.