Question

Read the passage from "A Shield."

Answer 1

Answer:

B: iron

Explanation:

The word in the passage from "A Shield" that helps characterize the shield as part of Anglo-Saxon culture is iron, which comes from Old English (iren), and Middle English (iron, iren and yron), also, Old Saxon/ Old High Germanic  (isarn). The word shield also comes from Middle English (scield= protector, defense, "board".

Answer 2

The word from the passage that helps characterize the shield as part of Anglo-Saxon culture is the first one.

The answer is warrior.

When reading that word, we can picture in our imagination the classic Anglo-Saxon warrior dressed up with a shield. and ready for battle.