The seat of the judges of Torres in the twelfth century: a castle-palace and the royal church of Santa Maria del Regno (consecrated in 1107), where the judges are enthroned and buried.
A small place round the palace rather than a town; the court moves between Ardara, Torres and the royal estates.
Who holds it
- Name
- Comita
- Title
- Judge of Torres
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Comita, judge of Torres, in person.
How things stand that morning
The judge's seat in Comita's hands.
Walls and castle
The judges' palace-castle.
Places of note
- Santa Maria del Regno: Royal church, consecrated 1107
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The palace and church are documented; the settlement's size is not.
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
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.