Asterix and the soothsayer

Asterix and the soothsayer is the nineteenth volume of the Asterixcomic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ==Story[ Edit] == A stormy night drives all Gauls gathered in the cabin by Dogmatix (except Panoramix, which refers to a druïdenbijeenkomst is), until a thunder hit particularly hard everyone the fright, and a sinister figure in the doorway appears. The man, who represents himself as a lost traveller raided by the storms, is gassed on a bowl of goat milk (while Obelix the boar Outfoxed), further introducing himself as Xynix and a seer. Everyone is captivated by superstitious beliefs; Asterix is the only one who do not trust. Still getting Xynix the others so far that he "reads" in a fish or the sky would fall on their heads or not. Of course, this happens not (' after rain will sunshine come ') and "predicts" he further that there is disagreement will come; the fish ' las ' unclear, which blames the far from Fulliautomatix are fresh of the fish, which gives rise to the disagreement (and Asterix declares that the only mention of the fish "( Kostunrix's) enough for a slugfest ').

Although Asterix realises that this Seer is a cheater, most other Gauls convinced of what the Seer tells them. Especially Belle fleur is convinced of the gift of the Seer and convinces him to stay near the village so that the villagers can ask him for advice (and there itself enriched with eating, drinking and eventually money). Everyone tries to keep the lips stiff against Asterix and Obelix also is left in limbo, for fear that the Seer is driven by both (especially because the Seer threatened to kill Dogmatix to view the future in his intestines). As Asterix and Obelix anyone every see, touch the forest with goods to Obelix, hungry for wild boar and averse to the mystery, the fed up and pulls into the forest. He finds the Seer, but Xynix know him (from a position in a tree) likewise to spawn by telling of a handsome redhead wife (who Obelix upon his return with the wife of Geriatrix Associates). Asterix is ultimately going to look and finds the place where Xynix "audience" loved leaving, like Belle fleur back in panic and rent comes to the village, proclaiming that Asterix and the soothsayer had driven away to benefit them and "disaster".

A few miles away, in a Roman garrison, is a nervous Xynix for the camp commander, and at first attempt itself as "simple Seer" with beautiful visions free to buy. However, Caesar ordered all seers to pick for slave labor (and to secure themselves of evil auguries), on which the show drop Xynix panicky. However, all tests him against speaking until he let it slip the Gauls with his predictions in the bag to have. This does not fall on deaf ears and the Centurion sends Xynix towards the village. With a lot of drama played a disaffected Xynix explains that the village is cursed and ' foul-smelling fumes from the depths ' will dislodge them. The villagers (excluding Asterix and Obelix indirectly) store in panic and Dogmatix gives orders to evacuate the village (which Angers cacofonix, who prefer to Homeopatix was steeped in Lutetia), to an island just off the coast. Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix hide out in the Woods, while the Seer, in addition to the Centurion, followed by the garrison itself, the village and occupy decurio. Send a courier to leave Rome the CenturionJulius Caesar to report that ' very Gaul ' finally occupied.

Panoramix, which just then returns from the meeting in the field of the Carnutes as Victor, is informed at high speed. Together they decide both the superstitious tribe as the Romans a lesson to learn and makes a stinking potion that the effect that Xynix predicted accomplished. Obelix, who was turned back for the villagers to go get his zither, tells what he saw and everyone thinks the same as the Centurion: Xynix must be a real Seer are. The Romans, for their part, evacuate the village in silence, after which the Centurion the Seer begins to manipulate his future to hundreds of questions help determine and Caesar eventually of his.Meanwhile, the Gauls have literally taken the true extent in the village and return to the village. But not everyone is convinced that Xynix a cheat is: especially the women, who just prosperity and wealth was predicted, remain skeptical. Asterix decides to let them to sober up by the women and to overtake the Roman camp.

Xynix is visible surprised to see him, which the Gauls for him on a hefty whack of Bellefleurs rolling pin will be placed (and the Centurion as well), and the women, assisted by the men, the garrison on a pile of swipe: Obelix even dreams away at the elegance that the wife of Geriatrix there demonstrates. Sobered up times the women and their men back to the village. To be able to encounter a few Romans, which asks ' drain ' tired Anticlimax. The prediction of Asterix that the story would end up with a traditional feast occurs happy. Get the story and the Centurion for Xynix still own tail, as the Deputy of Caesar is beaten black and blue, meanwhile, arrived in the devastated camp and degrades the centurio prompt to Legionnaire. The decurio, which until then getting brushed aside, sees no reason to lay more to Xynix charge (after that at any time he could have proposed to save in the buoys to Xynix before), let alone to have to accept a legionnaire's commands. Xynix is driven away immediately, while the former Centurion ordered the camp to wipe clean.Realizing how lucky he has, they find themselves to remember ' the seer of swears under penalty of the gods ', and he is once again raided by a downpour, as to belie his words.

After the rain comes this time moonshine, as the traditional feast is in full swing and the story decision. ==Characters[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] ==
 * Xynix, the Seer. Its name literally means ' I don't see anything ' ("' k see nothing").
 * Centurion ' Motus ', the camp commander who loses its stripes by Xynix and influences.
 * Decurio Optio, the aide-de-camp of the Centurion, which invariably wants to save ' in chains ' Xynix and not understand why the Centurion at the end seems to believe him and him let go.
 * Delegate of Rome, which is put at the door by the villagers and at the Centurion story comes to degrade him, to prompt.
 * A part of the plot was later to the animated movie Asterix operation getafix made into a film, a film that also elements from Asterix and the big fight derives.
 * The scene where the Seer parses a fish is an allusion to the painting the anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp .
 * The Centurion is in fact General Motus, which in both Asterix operation getafix 'Asterix in Britain as it appears. His nickname is "chisel nose".
 * In the story are various visionaries proposed and how they think they can read the future (as in the flight of swallows, geese livers or in scented smoke). There is also added to the list somewhat prophetic perspectives according to the author "into the realm of fiction ' may be referred and modern architecture. That this actually all quacks are with convincing acting arts is indicated by the Seer that Caesar and States that ' as long as Brutus at his side he has ' nothing to fear.
 * Xynix suggests at one point are to get at the fishmongers ' reading ', an allusion that he can read in the bowels of animals and fish that is often used in newspapers to wrap in paper sales.
 * Is the legality of its content with the story involved as the villagers in the beginning various gods of the own religion. Toutatis, Belenos, Borvo, Epona and various others pass through thus the revue.
 * In the album is referred the feelings between Obelix and the wife of Geriatrix, though mainly limited to daydreaming for Obelix. in Obelix and co. plays the woman there to earn money on in slightly and some roles clothing dust off to scrounge that Obelix in the story under everyone's nose came from buy.
 * This is the second time that Pegleg as the winner of the druïdenwedstrijd returns. The last time was that in Asterix and the Goths and he won a golden menhir (small hand size). In this story it is a solid gold cauldron.
 * When the villagers the effect of the stinky drink of Getafix will undergo, place everyone as if it were for a groepsfoto count. Everyone except Dogmatix captivated by the cloud of stench, who asks what happened.One of his carriers find that their problems themselves but even more frequently to Dogmatix ' served to bend. '
 * Kostunrix is also unfazed by the stench, but Fulliautomatix suspects that the fish he has caught some pictures back with his own scent made him immune to the stench, which the Smith prompt on a whack with the fish and the village in a fight is the old.