History of Sardinia

The partial independence was interrupted in the IX century with the Giudicati kingdoms. They can be defined sovereign states, as not subject to other powers and able to make their own foreign policy decisions.

Despite the economic and political influence of big powers such as Pisa and Genoa, it was a perfect independence and lasted several centuries.

Afterwards, Pisa conquered part of Gallura and part of Cagliari’s region. In the meanwhile, the Arborea Kingdom was expanding its domain over the remaining areas of Sardinia, adding some territories which previously belonged to the Torres Kingdom.

In 1297, when Pope Boniface VIII instituted the Kingdom of “Sardinia and Corsica”, the Island became a state of right with all the related judicial requirements: territory, people, state form and name. In 1324 it was conquered by the legitimate Aragon king James II.

At that time, there were two independent states in Sardinia, the Arborea Kingdom and the Sardinian Kingdom, which cannot be considered as dominations, notwithstanding the Church’s right to institute new kingdoms using the renowned “Costitum Costantini”, which gave the Church control over the west territories and the right to create new states to be entrusted to a sovereign.
This special right was declared fake when it was too late, but the kingdom created by the Church was never cancelled.
With the Aragoneses, Sardinia became part of the Aragon Crown, a union of sovereign states which were not allowed to make their own foreign policy decisions.
With the Spanish the situation did not change, as the Island had a king, a parliament and all the requirements of a state.
It is true that Sardinian people did not rule the country and they did not cover any important political positions. The deputy-king office was only temporary and it ceased when the Spanish king was over.
In1720, after a short period of domination by the House of Habsburg, The Savoy family became the new occupants of the Sardinian throne. The state became larger, adding Piedmont to its territories, but it didn’t change its judicial structure.
In 1861 the Sardinian Kingdom became part of the Italian Kingdom. This time it changed its name, but kept the same king, parliament, laws and institutions.
The present Italian state, which then became a Republic, has its roots in the former Sardinian Kingdom, so the history of the Island is a cornerstone of the Italian history .

Your fairies home................

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Domus de Janas - (homes of the fairies or of the witches, and according to some scholars Diana’s homes) – also called forrus or forreddus in Sardinian language– they are graves dug in the rock with different shapes. They are often connected to each other to form real underground necropolis sharing an entrance corridor and a large hall with a high ceiling.

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