We can see in the series that being fostered by another House during your childhood was a custom in Westeros. But then, why wasn’t Robb Stark fostered anywhere? He was 14 when we met him and this issue was never metioned before. stevenattewell Uncategorized October 8, 2016 1 Minute Because Ned lost his entire family when he was very young and wanted to keep them all to hand. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related Published by stevenattewell View all posts by stevenattewell Published October 8, 2016