Druids

In 60 B.C., a group of Druids, including the arch-druid Guttuart (played by Max von Sydow), observe the passage of a comet and interpret it as a sign of an impending king for their country, Gaul, which has long remained without a monarch. Guttuart travels to Gergovia, the capital of the Arvenes tribe, to attend a gathering of Gallic tribal chieftains. Vercingetorix, a young boy, along with his friend Eponia, a young girl, sneak into a large cavern where Celtill, Vercingetorix's father and chieftain of the Arvenes, hosts the meeting of chieftains with the intention of proclaiming himself king of all the Gauls. During the event, when Celtill displays the crown once worn by the old kings of Gaul, an arrow from two Roman spies, disguised as Gauls, strikes Celtill in the back.