Queen Tamara (play)

Queen Tamara (Dronning Tamara) is a three-act play by Knut Hamsun about Tamar of Georgia. It was published in 1903.

Characters

 * Tamara, Queen of Georgia
 * Prince Giorgi, her husband
 * Giorgi and Rusdan, their children
 * The prior
 * The abbot
 * Fatimat, the queen's servant
 * The khan of Tovin
 * Zaidata
 * Juanata
 * Sofiat
 * Mecedu
 * Prince Giorgi's adjutant
 * Two Tatar officers
 * Two Georgian prisoners
 * A hetman
 * The queen's officers and soldiers, Tovin officers and soldiers, monks, scribes, musicians, dancers, girls, servants

Reception
Hamsun's play was poorly received. Reviews characterized it as uninteresting or even a failure, and Hamsun is considered to have known too little about the subject matter to convincingly develop the plot.