Written and illustrated by: Uderzo
Original title: La Rose et le Glaive
Published by: Les Editions Albert René
First album edition: 1991
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A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul - but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelix's little village decide that besides being a terrible musician Cacofinix, the local bard and school teacher, is not educating their children properly, it's Bravura they call in. Then men of the village are horrified at first, but Bravura proves a useful ally in countering Julius Caesar's secret weapon - the Roman leader has sent in a troop of female legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight women. But Bravura has no such scruples, and together with Asterix thinks up a good idea. Even Cacofinix's music comes into its own …
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What the druids have to say about Asterix and the Secret Weapon
Feminists were beginning to find the Gaulish world very misogynous. So the author created a woman bard from Lutetia to come and shake the village up a bit. Asterix blows a fuse and Obelix is very discreet. The result is a well-structured story of our familiar heroes. Asterix and the Secret Weapon was the first Asterix album to come out at the same in all European countries. To do this, Albert Uderzo, under the leadership of his daughter Sylvie, who joined Les Editions when Asterix and the Magic Carpet came out, stepped up the public relations. The results say it all - a performance worthy of a Hollywood production, and one that has been repeated for future albums.
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Character profiles of the album Asterix and the Secret Weapon
Asterix,
Cacofonix,
Dogmatix,
Fulliautomatix,
Geriatrix,
Getafix,
Julius Caesar,
Obelix,
Pegleg,
Pirate Lookout,
Redbeard,
Vitalstatistix,
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Various versions of the album Asterix and the Secret Weapon
Asterix and the Secret Weapon
Classic paperback collection N° ISBN : 978-0-75284-777-1
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48 | Hardback edition N° ISBN : 978-0-75284-716-0
Format : 295 x 224 mm
Pages : 48 | |
The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well not entirely! One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium...
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