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Asterix and the Cauldron
Cover of Asterix and the Cauldron
French Title: Asterix et le Chauldron
Story: Rene Goscinny
Illustrations: Albert Uderzo
French Edition: 1969
English Translation: 1976
Preceded by: Asterix at the Olympic Games
Followed by: Asterix in Spain

Asterix and the Cauldron is the thirteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first serialized in Pilote issues 469-491 in 1968. Image File history File links Asterixcover-13. ... René Goscinny René Goscinny (b. ... Albert Uderzo Albert Uderzo (born April 25, 1927 in France) is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Asterix at the Olympic Games is an extremely effective satire on performance enhancing drug taking in sport. ... Asterix in Spain is the fourteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix the Gaul This article is about the comic book series. ... This is a list of all 33 Asterix official volumes. ... René Goscinny (August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977) Polish- French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic strip Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and the comic strip Lucky Luke. // Early life René was born in Paris in 1926, to Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny... Albert Uderzo Albert Uderzo (born April 25, 1927 in France) is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. ... Cover for Pilote by Robert Crumb. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Contents

Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Whosemoralsarelastix is the chief of a neighboring Gaulish village. He is a mean and greedy man who often does business with the Romans. When the Romans instigate new taxes, Whosemoralsarelastix says he does not want to pay and asks the people of Asterix' village to safeguard a cauldron full of money. Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...


Asterix is left in charge of the cauldron full of sestertii. However, the money is stolen during the night. As the strict laws of the village demand, Asterix is banished and Obelix “banishes” himself to stay with his friend. In order to regain his honor Asterix (with Obelix's help) must find money to refill the cauldron and repay Whosemoralsarelastix. The sestertius was an ancient Roman coin. ... Obelix Obelix (originally Obélix) is a character, a sidekick with superhuman strength in the Asterix comic books. ...


Asterix and Obelix engage in many futile attempts to earn back the money. This includes trashing the pirates, who were for once trying to engage in an honest profession by turning their ship into a restaurant. The pair also resort to selling boars, prize fighting, acting, gambling and even try to rob a bank which is empty of money due to the recent tax increases by the Romans. Mural painting in Brussels, Belgium, showing characters from the Asterix comics. ...


They finally stumble upon and rob a Roman tax collector. But as they set off to take the money to Whosemoralsarelastix, Asterix catches a suspicious smell on the coins. The cauldron had previously been used for cooking onion soup - and the coins, fresh from the collector's coffers, smell of onion soup as well!


Asterix and Obelix go to Whosemoralsarelastix's village, which lies on a high cliff at the coast. Asterix confronts Whosemoralsarelastix with the onion soup-smelling money. He has guessed that Whosemoralsarelastix stole back his own money, paid his taxes to the Romans to retain their favor, and then used Asterix to get his money back. A fight between Obelix and the villagers, and Asterix versus the treacherous chief, ensues, which results in the cauldron and the money falling off the cliff after the section upon which the cauldron was standing breaks off, resolving the issue.


The money, however, falls right into the ship and the lap of the Pirates, who for once conclude an adventure on a happy note for themselves. Asterix and Obelix return to their village in triumph.


Introducing

  • Chief Whosemoralsarelastix (Chief whose morals are elastic)
  • Pigskidnix (Pigs kidneys)
  • Antibiotix (Antibiotics)
  • Laurensolivius (Laurence Olivier)
  • Alecguinus (Alec Guinness)
  • Confidenstrix (Confidence tricks)

An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907–11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ...

Notes

  • When Obelix suggests they get paid by telling people their adventures, Asterix rejects the idea as unlikely to raise any money. The joke is that, by this time, the series had made Goscinny and Uderzo two very wealthy men.
  • Goscinny and Uderzo themselves appear in the story. When the Roman dignitaries assemble at the theatre at the beginning of the show, Uderzo is shown talking to the Prefect, while Goscinny, on the right, is making his neighbours laugh.
  • The tax collector in the book appears to be a caricature of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the French minister of finance at that time, who later became President.
  • This is the first - and so far only - volume in which the pirates actually enjoy a happy ending. This is also the first of the few (rare) times where their ship is not actually sunk.

Valéry Marie René Giscard dEstaing [IPA: vɑleʀi mɑʀi ʀəne ʒiskɑʀ dɛstɛ̃] (born 2 February 1926 in Koblenz, Germany) is a French center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. ...

In other languages

  • German: Asterix und der Kupferkessel
  • Italian: Asterix e il Paiolo
  • Spanish: Astérix y el caldero
  • Swedish: Asterix och skatten
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Asterix
Books Asterix the Gaul | Asterix and the Golden Sickle | Asterix and the Goths | Asterix the Gladiator | Asterix and the Banquet | Asterix and Cleopatra | Asterix and the Big Fight | Asterix in Britain | Asterix and the Normans | Asterix the Legionary | Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield | Asterix at the Olympic Games | Asterix and the Cauldron | Asterix in Spain | Asterix and the Roman Agent | Asterix in Switzerland | The Mansions of the Gods | Asterix and the Laurel Wreath | Asterix and the Soothsayer | Asterix in Corsica | Asterix and Caesar's Gift | Asterix and the Great Crossing | Obelix and Co. | Asterix in Belgium | Asterix and the Great Divide | Asterix and the Black Gold | Asterix and Son | Asterix and the Magic Carpet | Asterix and the Secret Weapon | Asterix and Obelix All at Sea | Asterix and the Actress | Asterix and the Class Act | Asterix and the Falling Sky

How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy Asterix the Gaul This article is about the comic book series. ... This is a list of all 33 Asterix official volumes. ... Asterix the Gaul is the first volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Golden Sickle is the second volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Goths is the third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix the Gladiator is the fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Banquet is the fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and Cleopatra, the sixth book in the Asterix comic book series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, was serialized in Pilote issues 215-257 in 1963. ... Asterix and the Big Fight is a French comic book, the seventh in the Asterix series. ... Asterix in Britain is a French comic book, the eighth in the Asterix series. ... Asterix and the Normans is the ninth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix the Legionary, the tenth Asterix book by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, was published in 1967. ... Asterix and the Chieftains Shield (original title: Le bouclier arverne) is the eleventh Asterix comic book, written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo. ... Asterix at the Olympic Games is an extremely effective satire on performance enhancing drug taking in sport. ... Asterix in Spain is the fourteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Roman Agent is the fifteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix in Switzerland is the sixteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... The Mansions of the Gods is the seventeenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Laurel Wreath is the eighteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Soothsayer is the nineteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix in Corsica is the twentieth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and Caesars Gift is the twenty-first volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Great Crossing is the twenty-second volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Obelix and Co. ... Asterix in Belgium is the twenty-fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Great Divide is the twenty-fifth volume of the Asterix series. ... Asterix and the Black Gold (original name: LOdyssée dAstérix) is the twenty-sixth volume of Asterix comic book series, originally published in 1981. ... Asterix and Son is the twenty-seventh volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Magic Carpet is the twenty-eighth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Secret Weapon is the twenty-ninth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... An astrix booh in which our heroes go out to sea. ... Asterix and the Actress is the thirty-first volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Albert Uderzo (story and illustrations). ... Asterix and the Class Act is the thirty-second volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Falling Sky is the thirty-third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy is an Asterix story written by René Goscinny and originally published in Pilote issue 291 in 1965 with only a few drawings. ...

Movies Asterix the Gaul | Asterix and Cleopatra |The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | Asterix Versus Caesar | Asterix in Britain | Asterix and the Big Fight | Asterix Conquers America | Asterix and the Vikings

Live action Asterix films It has been suggested that Asterix Films be merged into this article or section. ... Asterix the Gaul was a film released in 1967, and based on the book Asterix the Gaul, which was the first book in the highly popular comic series Asterix by Goscinny and Uderzo. ... Asterix and Cleopatra was an animated film released in 1968; the second Asterix adventure to be made into a feature film. ... The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (Les Douze travaux dAstérix) is an animated featured film released in 1976 starring Asterix, the Gaul. ... Asterix Versus Caesar (Astérix et la surprise de César, 1985) is the first of the 1980s Asterix films, based on the comic books by the same name, and is often considered as one of the best Asterix-films by fans of the comics and the movies. ... Asterix in Britain was an animated film released in 1986; the fifth Asterix feature film, and the last from Dargaud Films. ... Asterix and the Big Fight is a 1989 animated movie directed by Philippe Grimond and produced by Yannick Piel. ... Asterix Conquers America is a 1994 animated movie directed by Gerhard Hahn. ... Asterix and the Vikings (working international English title for Astérix et les Vikings) is an animated full length feature, produced in France and Denmark, and directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller. ... // Asterix versus Ceasar is the first live action Asterix film and it describes the adventure of the world famous Gauls against the Roman Empire. ...

Games Asterix | Asterix and the Magic Cauldron | Asterix and the Great Rescue | Asterix & Obelix XXL | XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum
Characters Asterix | Obelix | Dogmatix | Others
Associated People René Goscinny | Albert Uderzo | Anthea Bell | Derek Hockridge | Pierre Tchernia

  Results from FactBites:
 
Asterix in Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (566 words)
Asterix in Britain is a French comic book, the eighth in the Asterix series.
It is decided that Asterix and Obelix should accompany him back to his village to help transport the potion (a whole barrel full).
Finally reaching the independent village, Asterix offsets the Britons' disappointment by claiming he carries herbs to remake the potion; these are later revealed to be tea.
Asterix and the Great Divide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (338 words)
Asterix and the Great Divide is the twenty-fifth volume of the Asterix series.
To add a twist to the plot, Cleverdix's mind is poisoned by his evil advisor Codfix (in a parody of King Théoden and Gríma Wormtongue), who promises to ensure that Cleverdix becomes undisputed chief by enlisting the help of the Romans.
Both stylistically and story-wise it departs relatively strongly from the previous volumes; consequently, it was hailed by some who thought the series had become stale, but reviled by others who thought it was not true to the spirit of the series.
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