Asterix the Gaul adventures - Vol. 11 - Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield

Written by: Goscinny - Drawings by: Uderzo
Original title: Le Bouclier Arverne
Published by: Hachette Livre
First published by: Pilote no. 399 (15/06/1967)
First album edition: 1968

When the hero Vercingetorix was defeated he threw his arms at Julius Caesar's feet.

Years later, Caesar plans to hold a triumph with his enemy's shield - but where is it? Romans and Gauls race to track it down, and Chief Vitalstatistix, dieting on a health farm, has a surprise to spring. Will Caesar defeat the Gauls again, or will the triumph go to Asterix?

Vol. 8
Asterix in Britain

Vol. 9
Asterix and the Normans

Vol. 10
Asterix the Legionary

Vol. 11
Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield

Vol. 12
Asterix at the Olympic Games

Vol. 13
Asterix and the Cauldron

Vol. 14
Asterix in Spain

What the druids have to say about Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield

Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield - 2004

It's now the turn of spas and health farms to get the Goscinny-Uderzo treatment. Re-reading the pages on Vitalstatistix's cure is always a pleasure, and Obelix looking at the grape is unforgettable!

While the spirit of resistance shown by Asterix and his comrades no longer needs proving, it is particularly prominent here, with the Gauls going all out to lay claim to the shield of their chief Vercingetorix, from under Caesar's nose.

Our heroes continue to thumb their own noses at their opponents, as Asterix albums are now being translated into Latin. This album gets the title Clipeus Arvernus.

Character profiles of the album Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield

Asterix , Cacofonix , Dogmatix , Fulliautomatix , Getafix , Julius Caesar , Obelix , Vitalstatistix...

Various versions of the album Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield

Le bouclier Arverne - French - Editions Hachette
Le bouclier Arverne - French - Editions Hachette - La Grande Collection
Der Arvernerschild - German (Paperback) - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
Der Arvernerschild - German - Ehapa - Die Utimative Edition
El escudo Arverno - Spanish - Salvat
El escudo Arverno - Spanish - Salvat La colección
L'escut Arvern - Catalan - Salvat
O Escudo de Arverne - Portuguese - ASA
O Escudo de Arverne - Portuguese - A colecção – Salvat
Asterix and the Chieftains's Shield - English - Orion
Het ijzeren Schild - Dutch (Paperback) - Editions Hachette
Asterix ja Kadonnut Kilpi - Finnish - Egmont Kustannus OY AB
Asterix e lo scudo degli arverni - Italian - Mondadori
Clipeus Arvernus - Latin - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
아스테릭스와 무적의 방패 - Asteriks-wa mujeogui bangpae - Korean - Moonji
Romernes skræk! - Danish - Egmont A/S
Romarnas skräck - Swedish - Egmont AB
Galya Kalkani - Turkish - Remzi Kitabevi
O Escudo Arverno - Brazilian (Portuguese) - Record
Tarcza Arwernów - Polish - Egmont Sp
Asterix un de Arvernerschild - Mundart 07 - Pfälzisch I
Asterix un da Aweanaschüld - Mundart 21 - Steirisch I