Johannes Grant

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Johannes Grant was an engineer employed by the Greeks at the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Contemporary Greek accounts referred to him as being German[1], although more recent scholarship has suggested he may actually have been Scottish, named "John Grant"[2] [3] . His use of counter-tunnelling prevented the Turks from weakening or invading Constantinople from under the walls [4]

[edit] Popular Culture

  • Grant appears in the game Legendary Warriors, where he is portrayed as Scottish, not German, although he is still called "Johannes". He is a fierce rival of Orban. He, along with Kryriake and Giovanni Giustinianni, form a sort of "anti-ottoman" gang towards the start, but this breaks up later on. He also occasionally expresses a soft spot for Taliba, Orban's apprentice. He wields a mechanical crossbow.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bartusis, Mark, Late Byzantine Army
  2. ^ Runciman Fall of Constantinople 1453, page 84
  3. ^ Nicol, Donald, Last Centuries of Byzantium. Cambridge University Press, 1993 [2nd edition]. Chapter 18.
  4. ^ [1].
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