The Logudoro as the judge's own, grouped from the later lists of some twenty districts: the north-west round Torres and Sassari, the heartland round Ardara, the Monte Acuto and the Goceano in the east, the southern uplands of the Marghine and the Planargia, and the Nuoro country.
The Goceano castle at Burgos, the realm's great fortress, was taken by William of Massa before March 1195, pledged to Archbishop Ubaldo under the legate's peace, retaken by Constantine II (who died excommunicate for it), and stays with Torres under the peace Comita made with William.
Who he is
- Name
- Comita (III, sometimes II)
- Title
- Judge (giudice) of Torres (Logudoro)
- Since
- December 1198
- Born
- About 1160
- Family
- Lacon-Gunale
- Confidence
- high
DBI life of Comita
Overlord
The pope claims Sardinia; Comita has sworn to Archbishop Ubaldo of Pisa as legate.
What it holds
- The north-west: Flumenargia (Torres), Nurra, Romangia (Sassari), Nulauro (Alghero) and Coros
- The heartland: Gisarclu (Ardara), Ploaghe, Figulinas, Anglona, Meilogu and Caputabbas
- The east: Monte Acuto and the Goceano, with the Goceano castle
- The south: Costa de Addes, Marghine, Planargia (Bosa) and Montiferru
- Dore (Nuoro), Ottana and Sarule
- The island of Asinara
How it was acquired
Elected by the crown council on his brother's death, December 1198.
Allies and rivals
See Torres.
How things stand that morning
Held in peace on 1 January 1200.
Wealth
Grain and livestock of the Logudoro; port dues at Torres.
Military
District levies; the Goceano castle.
Threats
- William of Massa
- The Pisan and Genoese war
Places of note
- Ardara, palace and Santa Maria del Regno: Seat of the judges; royal church where they are enthroned and buried
- Castle of the Goceano: Built by Judge Gonario II (1127, it.wikipedia); fought over in 1194-1198
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: District groups from later lists.
On the map: District groups follow later lists.
Primary sources for Torres
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Genoa, by Caffaro and his continuators, with Ogerio Pane for 1197 to 1219, Ogerio Pane and the other official annalists of Genoa (year by year under the commune's authority; the 1197 to 1219 section by Ogerio Pane). The official record of the commune. Read online
- Annals of Pisa, by Bernardo Maragone, with continuation, Bernardo Maragone (1160s to 1175, continued to 1192). Pisa's official annals stop in 1175 and their continuation in 1192, so there is no Pisan narrative for 1200 itself. Read online
- The register of San Pietro di Silki (11th to 13th centuries). A monastic register of lands, serfs, gifts and lawsuits in the giudicato of Torres (Logudoro), written in the vernacular.
Sources and studies
- Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: COMITA, giudice di Torres
- Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: GUGLIELMO di Massa (Salusio IV), giudice di Cagliari
- Giudicato di Torres (it.wikipedia)
- Costantino II di Torres (it.wikipedia)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.