Queen Tamara (play)
# Queen Tamara (play)

Queen Tamara (Norwegian: 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.

