Question

Why did the Ancient Mariner kill the Albatross?

Answer 1

the ancient mariner shot the albatross because he thought albatross as the reason for all the tough times they are going through
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Answer 2

The Ancient mariner killed the Albatross as it was associated with the luck.

Explanation:

The Ancient Mariner thought that the wind was blowing because of the birds. They also thought that the birds where the good sign of luck.

But on day the wind was not blowing, so they thought that the wind died because of birds and started to kill the birds. The sailors cheered the ancient mariner for killing the birds.