Sir Henry Curtis is a fictional character

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 in a series of adventure novels by H. Rider Haggard

H. Rider Haggard

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. His Zulu

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 name is Incubu, which means "Elephant". He is the constant companion and fellow traveler of Allan Quartermain.

Sir Henry first became acquainted with Quartermain when he left from England

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 to Natal

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 province, South Africa

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 to request help in search of his brother, George. Although unwilling at first, Quartermain is eventually persuaded to help lead him along with Commander

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 John Good of the Royal Navy

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 to the Heart of Kukuanaland, where George is expected to have disappeared looking for King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

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.

Sir Henry is especially noted for his enormous size and stature, his muscular physique, and his long, blonde, locks, no doubt inherited from his Danish

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forebears.

Sir Henry is, especially in Kukuanaland, noted for his bravery in battle, such as when he led the Greys, the elite regiment in the Kukuana army, against the evil king Twala in an unevenly matched battle, with Twala having the advantage, or even when he slays the king himself in hand-to-hand combat. He is so highly decorated, that any feat of strength afterward in Kukuanaland is known as Incubu's Blow.