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Asterix and the Goths is the third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first published in 1963 in French and translated into English in 1974. Asterix and Obelix, nervous about Getafix traveling alone to the annual druid' conference in the Forest of the Carnutes, decide to accompany him on his journey, despite the fact that nondruids are not allowed in. Meanwhile, on the Roman Empire's border, two legionaries are ambushed by a band of Goths (Tartaric, Esoteric, Atmospheric, Prehistoric and Choleric), intending to kidnap the Druid of the Year and use his magic to conquer Gaul and Rome. Asterix, Obelix and Getafix meet another druid, who uses his magical powers to convince the Romans that they are actually druids (he makes a legionary bray like a donkey). At the edge of the Forest of the Carnutes, Getafix and his friend leave Asterix and Obelix for the druid's conference. Unaware that the Goth band is hiding... full article at wikipedia
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