Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield

Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield--------------------------------------------------Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small villageof indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK11 The hero Vercingetorix once defeated Julius Caesar near Gergoviain the Arvernian country. Although the tables were turned later atthe battle of Alesia, the Gauls remember Gergovia as a glorious victory.Years later, Caesar plans to parade with Vercingetorix's shield - butwhere can it be? The Romans and the Gauls race to find it.--------------------------------------------------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.