Astérix et les Goths (Astérix le Gaulois, #3)

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Astérix et les Goths (Asterix #3)

by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo (Illustrator)

4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 · rating details · 2,658 ratings · 35 reviews

Comme chaque année, Panoramix se rend avec plaisir dans la forêt des Carnutes pour participer à la grande assemblée des druides gaulois.Là, un concours doit désigner le meilleur druide de l’année. Grâce à la célèbre potion magique dont il est l’inventeur, Panoramix est sûr de pouvoir revenir au village avec le trophée très convoité du Menhir d’or.

Non loin de là, les Goths...more

Board book, 47 pages

Published 2004 by Hachette (first published May 18th 1961)

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Apr 16, 2012 David Sarkies rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comedy

It is really surprising to see how quickly the Asterix albums actually get quite good, and while this is not as good as The Golden Sickle (namely due to some of the content which I believe drags it down somewhat) this album is still gold (pardon the pun, and also despite that which drags it down). Asterix and the Goths carries on from where The Golden Sickle ends. Asterix and Obelix have just returned from Lutetia with Getafix's sickle, and Getafix now gets ready to travel to the Forest of Carn...more It is really surprising to see how quickly the Asterix albums actually get quite good, and while this is not as good as The Golden Sickle (namely due to some of the content which I believe drags it down somewhat) this album is still gold (pardon the pun, and also despite that which drags it down). Asterix and the Goths carries on from where The Golden Sickle ends. Asterix and Obelix have just returned from Lutetia with Getafix's sickle, and Getafix now gets ready to travel to the Forest of Carnutes for the Druid Convention. However, at the same time, some goths cross the frontier into the Roman Empire to kidnap the druid that is elected the greatest druid for the year. This turns out to be Getafix, thanks to his magic potion. Asterix and Obelix must then travel to the land of the Goths to attempt to locate him and rescue him.
It is very clear in this album that the Goths are the Germans, and they are not portrayed all that well. They are painted as barbarians who fight amongst themselves and are planning on using the druidic magic to invade and conquer the Roman Empire. This is a theme that has popped up in a previous book, where a centerion discovers the magic potion, and tries to steal it for himself so that he might overthow Ceaser and rule the Empire. The thing is is that the Gauls and the Goths were effectively the same race. The Gauls were not French, they came a lot later, no, the Gauls, like the Goths, were Celtic. That is beside the point though because Asterix is not meant to be reflective of the time, but rather of modern society.
It does make me wonder, though, how it is that a story set in Ancient Rome can be reflective of the modern world. While Rome brought about civilisation, it is not as if France of 1963 was ruled by any foreign powers. Yes, throughout her history, France had been subject to numerous foreign invaders, but they themselves were also the invader, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. Maybe the idea is that the Gauls are representative of the ordinary people and the Romans are representative of government. I suspect, and I know that it is true here in Australia, that when you go out into the rural regions, there is a much stronger distrust of government than there is in the city. I guess that is why the Liberal and National party tend to do a lot better in the country.
The end of the book was a little silly and quite amusing. It was silly because they start a war amongst the goths by giving a select few a swig of the potion, and when they discovered that they are equally invincible, they raise armies to then slog it out. However, when the potion wears off, they are still at war and are now relying on their armies. What struck me was that the goths did not spend the next few hundred years, as suggested, fighting amongst themselves. While they were disorganised tribes, they still were able to band together and drive out the Romans during the reign of Augustus. While that was not the height of the Roman empire, it was a massive defeat that drove them back over the Rhine, where they pretty much remained until the empire collapsed. I don't think Rome ever managed to conquer Germania (though the did manage to conquer Dacia).
The last thing I wish to mention is the little scene at the end which was really amusing, and really brings out Obelix's character. Somebody makes a comment about a 'free hand' and then about a page later Obelix suddenly cries out, 'I get it, a free hand!' and bursts out laughing, and ends up spending the rest of the album laughing about the 'free hand'. In a way me, as the reader, had no idea what was so funny, mor what was meant about the free hand, but having Obelix rolling around on the ground in hysteria was just golden. I probably should write something about the village, but there are plenty of more Asterix books to read, and I guess I will wait until I get around to reading them (or at least ordering them from Amazon).(less)

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Jun 15, 2012 Tim Roast rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the third Asterix adventure. It starts with Getafix getting ready to leave the village for the annual druid conference (which is what he was getting ready for in the previous book Asterix and the Golden Sickle, although both are still stand-alone). Unfortunately Getafix ends up getting kidnapped by the Goths who need a druid to help them invade the Roman-invaded France. It is down to Asterix and Obelix to rescue him.

A great story with the Goths talking in Gothic text, and lots of humour...more

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Oct 03, 2007 Annchan Maulana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Sep 16, 2007 Noviarman noviarman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: asterix

kisahnya bermula dari ketika getafix akan berangkat ke hutan carnute untuk mengikuti pertemuan sekaligus perlombaan antar druid (penyihir?) untuk memilih druid of the years. asterix yang menghawatirkan keselamatan getafix turut mengantarkan bersama obelix, namun hanya sampai ke tepi hutan carnute, berhubung mereka berdua bukan druid jadi tidak diperbolehkan masuk. jadi mereka berdua menunggu di tepi hutan.

kemudian berlangsunglah pertemuan para druid tersebut dan akhirnya getafix berhasil memenan...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Amalie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novels, books-from-about-france, humour-comedy-satire

Amazing! Now one of my Asterix favourites for sure. A very ironic and another clever one of those "how it all began" stories: How Getafix instigates the dissolution of Germania into rival states. Visigoths from the East take on Ostrogoths from the West.

There's a history lesson later on for the readers explaining how the Gauls have instigated Two Millennia of German infighting. However comparisons with the extremely sensitive World War II issues are cleverly avoided - Goscinny is a clever storyt...more

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Aug 07, 2011 Yves rated it 3 of 5 stars

C'est drôle mais moi je ne trippe pas tant que ça sur cet épisode des aventures d'Astérix. Je suis même en train de me penser les bandes dessinées d'Astérix m'ennuie un peu. Dans ce tome, c'est presque la même histoire que dans Astérix le Gaulois mais là ce sont les Goths qui ont capturé Panoramix. Astérix et Obélix partent libérer leur druide. J'ai vraiment aimé la fin quand nos héros sèment la discorde chez les Goths. À part quelques petites blagues isolées, je ne peux pas dire que cet album m...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Darbi Bradley rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had forgotten how much I loved these books as a kid! So when I one that I'd never read at Schoenhof's Foreign Books, I HAD to get it. I'll never be objective about these books, just because I have SUCH fond memories Asterix et al growing up.

Anyways, as other reviewers have said this is the third in the Asterix series. It doesn't really matter what order you read them in, since each adventure stands alone.

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Jul 29, 2011 Mathieu rated it 4 of 5 stars

Un peu moins bon que les précédents, le voyage chez les Goths d'Astérix est le prétexte à une caricature bon enfant de nos chers voisins d'outre-Rhin...

L'idée d'utiliser une police gothique pour les bulles des Goths est géniale, laissant le texte lisible tout en justifiant l'incompréhension régnant entre les personnages de langues différentes.

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Jun 10, 2011 Rashmi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comics-graphic-novels

The Goths capture the Druid with a hope that they will be able to find out the recipe for his magic potion and become invincible. Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue the Druid. The three hatch a plan wherein they set the Goths against each other before freeing themselves and mayhem reigns supreme!

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Nov 03, 2011 Lynne Williams rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Asterix lives in a world where Romans march through, on a regular basis. "See the world," one will mutter.
"Meet new people," another responds. Clearly, the Roman aren't too keen to have signed up. Asterix's best friend is Obelix. Their tribe's druid/medicine man is named Getafix. Need I say more?

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Mar 01, 2011 Joey alabanza rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

e2 ata ung pang volume 3...e2 nman ung pagtatangka ng mga goth (people from Germany) to defeat asterix clan and bsta makigulo sa gaul...
ah ewan i almost forgot....bsta masaya din to.
ay oo nga pla kasi nakidnap si getafix so they have to save him and fight w/ the ambitious goth..

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Jul 15, 2010 Bruce rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Asterix the Goths – endless early Germanic intratribal warfare explained when the Goths take Getafix hostage across the Rhine

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Nov 20, 2012 Karhum Ghassan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Huh I can smell roast boar now hahaha almighty obelix hungry valiant. The best part when that little roman says goths invading goths Gauls invading Gauls hahaha I loved this book but doesn't men I am going to spoil it for you.

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Jul 29, 2012 Tine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: kids

Dunno if it's that I used to read these in German, and now read it in English for the first time, but this is not as good as I remembered. Or maybe the Asterix books just aren't as good when you're an adult.

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Jun 12, 2012 Ninja Neko rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comics

Loving the use of Gothic type font for Gothic language here - Goscinny's puns, wordplays and little jokes about the difference between cultures make this an amusing read also for those of us who's childhood has passed.

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Nov 15, 2011 Jeshu rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childhood-books, historical-fiction, asterix

I'm re-reading the Asterix series. They're everywhere in the library, so I pick them at random.

Awesome as always. I love the little details, like using goth fonts for the Goth's speech xD

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Sep 08, 2012 Jules rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, fiction, graphic-novels

Hilarious, good clean fun. Especially liked Valuaddedtax, the name of the British druid. :D

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Nov 14, 2010 Jacques le fataliste et son maître rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fumetto

Storia classica di spionaggio. La caratterizzazione dei goti è un po’ piatta.

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Feb 13, 2012 Gonzalo Oyanedel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Una nueva entrega del galo donde lo que pierde en mordacidad se gana en lucidez.

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Apr 27, 2012 Shishir rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The inimitable and indomitable Gauls. What's not to like?

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Jul 27, 2012 Ryan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Albert Uderzo's artwork is truly great in this book and whoever colored them also did an excellent job. Great translation and funny as ever.

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Jan 16, 2013 Child960801 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fun story with lots of punching.

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Feb 25, 2013 Bugenhagen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comics, childrens, lost-in-translation

The beginning of the Golden Age of Asterix.

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Oct 07, 2012 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Le graphique est stable.

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May 25, 2010 Ana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Really Really funney!!!!!

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Dec 07, 2008 Donna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novel, humorous, france, read-in-scotland

In a word... great!

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May 10, 2012 Asawari rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Laughing Riot !!!

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Sep 11, 2012 إسراء rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

simply terrifIC! :)

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Jul 24, 2011 Jessica J. added it · review of another edition

I love Asterix. I think it´s one of the best comics ever!

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Jul 24, 2011 Jessica J. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great! I love Asterix.

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