This is the ninth Asterix adventure and this time Asterix meets the Normans.
Justforkix is the nephew of the village chief Vitalstatistix and is sent to the village from his native Lutetia (Paris) because he is soft and needs toughening up. Obelix suggests thumping him but Asterix disagrees. Meanwhile the Norman chief is concerned that his Normans don't know the meaning of fear so goes off to Gaul in search of it. Unfortunately the village they end up at is Asterix's village and they also don't know the meaning of fear. It's just as well Justforkix is there, "an expert on fear".
Along the way there is a lot of fun and jokes, from start ("Why, there's Postaldistrix the postman!") to finish. There is a kidnapping in the book too, which features in a lot of Asterix stories, but all-in-all another great Asterix story.
Original publication: 1966
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