Draum broedr

Note: the group name is also spelt as Draum Broethr or Draum Broeðr. The official spelling these days (2025) is "Draum Broethr".

The group name originated somewhat murkily in the initial 1994 founders' meeting where Heidi suggested "Dream Team" from a film about comical lunatics on a day trip, Jon Finch had brought in a list of Old Norse words which just happened to include Dream and Brethren, and Darren thinks he put them together. NB: this version of events may be disputed.

Founded late in 1994 by 11 members of Tyrslith, Leicester:

  Andy and Heidi Yorke
  Stan and Becky Zurek
  Darren Sibson
  Adele Burdock
  Mick Sprason
  Dave Worsdall
  Jon Finch
  Kevin Spafford
  Kelly Greaves

Dave Smith had also left Tyrslith about the same time and founded Vara Tuatha, based in Brackley.

These members ran the Group for 10 years acquiring students from Leicester University over that time, some other ex-Tyrslith members and the occasional other member of the public. We spawned Sveinshavn when Dave Hubble moved to the south coast.

By 2004, the tenth anniversary of the group and its well attended party at Hastings with the maypole and huge fire, the eleven original members had dwindled to just: Stan and Becky, Darren, Mick and Jon. Jon was living in Lancashire at the time but visiting training when he could.

The Group split acrimoniously during its 2005 AGM with those named above (plus others) founding Myrkulf. The majority of the students stayed with Draum, now led by Tony Linthwaite. Draum, under Tony's guidance, finally left the Society in around 2010 to create Crusade, which has grown through University students affiliations across the country.

~ Interregnum ~

At the beginning of 2025, some original founders of Draum decided to bring it back for the next generation.

Beginning again as an 'embryo' group, Draum Droethr is active once more, training and (occasionally) going to shows. Our first show was Flag Fen in 2025, and we also fought at the Northampton Balloon Festival later in the year.

Of the original 1994 founders, Darren Sibson is the current group Leader, Beccy Zurek is the Treasurer, and Michael Sprason is the Zampolit / Candyman. Our shield colours are the same red and green - "blood on the field" - and our motto is "A dream to some, a nightmare to others".

We are combat-focussed plastic campers, but are happy to take in any members more interested in villaging if they can support that LH activity themselves.

As of December 2025, the group has 11 adult members, one junior, and a large number of 'associate' members who keep in touch with the group but aren't members of the Society. Draum is still Leicestershire based and actively recruiting.

Please send any enquiries to draumbroethr@gmail.com or visit our website draumbroethr.com