Is Grendel's mother a demon or a descendant of Cain? And

>>8243824
>why did Beowulf only bring Grendel's head back?

The head would have been very heavy I suppose, I'm not sure he would have been able to carry two troll heads at the same time as his armour and weapons

>>8243334
Both. In the mind of the author of Beowulf, all trolls, demons, etc. arose from Cain's blood.

>>8243827
Doesn't Beowulf reach Grendel's Mother's grotto by swimming underneath a pitch black pond teeming with vicious sea creatures? That could make head carrying pretty difficult.

>>8243334
Cuz' he pounded that pussy hard, that's why.