More Than Just a Head

In the epics Beowulf  and Gilgamesh, both of their adversaries had their heads cut off. Beowulf cut off Grendel's head, and Gilgamesh cut off Humbaba's. Afterwards they both picked up the heads and carried them around. Some people may ask why these epic heroes chose the head rather than any other part of their body. Back in those times they didnt have any other way to prove, or show off their victory, so they cut off their heads and carried them as trophies. Both Gilgamesh and Beowulf were victorious in their epic battles,  therefore they gained the right to cut off their heads and honorably carry them around, and hang it up in rememberence of their victories.