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Asterix and the Golden Sickle
French Title:	La serpe d'or
Story:	René Goscinny
Illustrations:	Albert Uderzo
French Edition:	1962
English Translation:	1975
Preceded by:	Asterix the Gaul
Followed by:	Asterix and the Goths

Asterix and the Golden Sickle is the second volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first serialized in Pilote issues 42-74 in 1960.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Notes 3 In other languages 4 Trivia 5 References

Disaster strikes in the Gaulish village when Getafix the druid breaks his golden sickle. Without one he cannot attend the annual conference of druids, or cut mistletoe for the magic potion which keeps the Roman armies at bay. Asterix and his friend Obelix set out for Lutetia (present-day Paris) to buy a new one from Obelix's cousin, the sicklesmith Metallurgix.

However, he has mysteriouly gone missing, and before long our heroes are exploring the underworld of the big city. They uncover a sickle-trafficking gang with sponsors high up the Roman bureaucracy, whose shadowy business is run from below a portal dolmen in the Boulogne forest. When all is revealed and the Gauls have rescued Metallurgix, they can go home with a new sickle for the druid and the magic potions will continue to flow.

This is the first time Obelix has a major role in the story. It is also the first journey away from the village for Asterix and Obelix. There was a planned film adaptation of this book, but it was never released.

• Italian: Asterix e il falcetto d'oro
• Catalan: La falç d'or
• Spanish: La hoz de oro
• Finnish: Kultainen sirppi
• German: Die goldene Sichel
• Swedish: Asterix och guldskäran
• Dutch: Asterix en het gouden snoeimes
• Polish: Złoty sierp
• Portuguese: Asterix e a Foice de Ouro
• Estonian: Asterix ja Kuldsirp
• Latvian: Asteriks un zelta sirpis

• The prefect (and the villain) is a caricature of the actor Charles Laughton.

• The complete guide to Asterix by Peter Kessler ISBN 0-340-65346-9

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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
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
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