The legends of the other territories

Sarcidano

San Simone: according to an ancient legend, the village of San Simone (10 kilometers far from Escolca) was inhabited by the Saraceni (the Moors), between the VIII and XI centuries.
An epidemic plague decimated the population and the few survivors were received only in the close town of Escolca. The Moor, to thank them for the hospitality, decide to yield their fertile land to the Escolchesi but this provoked the envy of the inhabitant of Mandas, who did not accept that donation. In order to avoid a clash between the two towns, the elders decided to find a peaceful solution: they prepared a little float with two oxes tied up, one of Escolca and the other of Mandas. At the crossroad on a country road, the ox of Escolca pulled with more strength and oriented the cart toward his town of provenience. From then on, the population of Escolca celebrates Saint Simone with great devotion, in sign of thanks.

Barbagie

Sa Domu de Orgìa: according to a legend, in the nuragic site a few kilometers from Esterzili, in the temple called Sa Domu de Orgìa (literally meaning "the house of the witch"), there is a witch who guards a mysterious treasure hidden inside a vase. Anyone, daring to profane the temple, looking for the treasure, will have to reckon with her and a murderous fly, that rests in an other vase.

Trexenta

The golden loom: legend has it that in the bowels of the Monte Nuxi, that dominates Siurgus Donigala, used to live a “jana”, a small but hard-working fairy, gifted with a beautiful harmonious and sometimes distressing voice. She worked busily at her loom in solid gold, at her little house built among the mount's rocks. On windy days, her song spread around the streets of the surrounding towns and stimulated the covetousness of the inhabitants, attracted by the enormous value of the loom. One night, a group of people decided to attempt the robbery: once close to the house of the jana, while she was sleeping, they dropped the ropes to hoist the loom. But, the passage between cliffs was too narrow, so they tried in vain. After several attempts, the ropes broke down and the loom felt down in to the heart of Monte Nuxi. From that day, the jana was not heard singing anymore: some people believe that she died for the pain and she turned into a stone.