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==Known fosterages== {| class=wikitable sortable plainrowheaders width=100% ! width=150px|Wards ! width=300px|Fostered by ! Notes |- style="height:24px;" |{{coa|Arryn|inline}} [[Roland I Arryn]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale: The Eyrie}} |Unnamed Andal king from the [[riverlands]] | |- |{{coa|Baelish|inline}} [[Petyr Baelish]] |{{coa|Tully|inline}} Lord [[Hoster Tully]] at [[Riverrun]]{{Ref|AGOT|18}} |Petyr's [[Baelish (lord)|father]] befriended Hoster Tully during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]], which led to Petyr being fostered at Riverrun.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Petyr Baelish}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Half_Moon_Bay_CA/ US Signing Tour (Half Moon Bay, CA) (November 18, 2005)]</ref> |- |{{coa|Baratheon|inline}} [[Jocelyn Baratheon]] |{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] at the [[Red Keep]] |Jocelyn's mother [[Alyssa Velaryon]] died in childbirth, and her aunts died from the [[Shivers]]. Her father [[Rogar Baratheon]] requested that Jocelyn's half-siblings foster her, along with her two orphaned cousins.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} |- |{{coa|Baratheon of King's Landing|inline}} Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] |{{coa|Martell|inline}} Prince [[Doran Martell]] at [[Sunspear]]{{Ref|ACOK|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}} |Myrcella left for Dorne as part of a betrothal to Doran's youngest son [[Trystane Martell]]. |- |{{coa|Baratheon|inline}} [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] |{{coa|Arryn|inline}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]]{{Ref|AGOT|2}} |Fostered alongside [[Eddard Stark]]. |- |rowspan="2"|{{coa|Botley|inline}} [[Tristifer Botley]] |{{coa|Greyjoy|inline}} Lady [[Alannys Harlaw]] at [[Pyke]] |rowspan="2"|One of five boys brought to Pyke after the [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], to comfort Lady Alannys as her elder sons had died and her youngest son, Theon, was taken away as a hostage. Sent away to [[Blacktyde]] after being discovered sexually experimenting with [[Asha Greyjoy]], the daughter of Lady Alannys and Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]]. |- |{{coa|Blacktyde|inline}} Lord [[Baelor Blacktyde]] at [[Blacktyde]]{{Ref|AFFC|11}} |- |Four [[ironborn]] boys |{{coa|Greyjoy|inline}} Lady [[Alannys Harlaw]] at [[Pyke]]{{Ref|AFFC|11}} |Fostered alongside [[Tristifer Botley]]. |- |{{coa|Frey|inline}} [[Bradamar Frey]] |{{coa|Braavos|inline}} [[Oro Tendyris]] at [[Braavos]]{{Ref|acok|appendix}} |Bradamar's mother is [[Betharios of Braavos]]. |- |{{coa|Frey|inline}} [[Cynthea Frey]] |{{coa|Waynwood|inline}} Lady [[Anya Waynwood]] at [[Ironoaks]]{{Ref|asos|appendix}} |Cynthea's mother is [[Carolei Waynwood]]. |- |{{coa|Frey|inline}} [[Merrett Frey]] |{{coa|Crakehall|inline}} Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]] at [[Crakehall]]{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|affc|30}} |Merrett's mother was [[Amarei Crakehall]]. He was fostered at Crakehall at the same time as [[Jaime Lannister]]. |- |{{coa|Frey|inline}} [[Sandor Frey]] |{{coa|Waynwood|inline}} Lady [[Anya Waynwood]] at [[Ironoaks]]{{Ref|asos|appendix}} |Sandor's mother is [[Carolei Waynwood]]. He serves as squire to Anya's son, Ser [[Donnel Waynwood]]. |- |rowspan="2"|{{coa|Big Walder Frey|inline}} [[Walder Frey (son of Jammos)|"Big" Walder Frey]]<br>{{coa|Little Walder Frey|inline}} [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|"Little" Walder Frey]] |{{coa|Stark|inline}} Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] at [[Winterfell]]{{Ref|AGOT|59}}{{Ref|ACOK|4}} |"Big" Walder and "Little" Walder are sent to Winterfell as part of the alliance pact between Lord [[Walder Frey]] and [[Robb Stark]]. |- |{{coa|Bolton|inline}} [[Ramsay Bolton]] at the [[Dreadfort]] and [[Winterfell]] |Ramsay [[Sack of Winterfell|burns Winterfell]], but spares Big and Little Walder{{ref|ACOK|66}} and makes them his squires.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} |- |{{coa|Grafton|inline}} [[Gyles Grafton]] |{{coa|Petyr Baelish|inline}} Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] at the [[Eyrie]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}} |Gyles is a companion to young Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. |- |{{coa|Greyjoy|inline}} [[Theon Greyjoy]] |{{coa|Stark|inline}} Lord [[Eddard Stark]] at [[Winterfell]] |Theon was brought to Winterfell following the conclusion of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]] in {{Date|289}} as a hostage, to ensure his father's loyalty to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Theon returned home to Pyke after an absence of ten years.{{Ref|Acok|11}} |- |{{coa|Harrold Hardyng|inline}} [[Harrold Hardyng]] |{{coa|Waynwood|inline}} Lady [[Anya Waynwood]] at [[Ironoaks]]{{Ref|AFFC|41}} |Harrold's mother was a Waynwood, and his father was a [[landed knight]] sworn to [[House Waynwood]]. |- |{{coa|Hightower|inline}} [[Garmund Hightower]] |{{coa|Tyrell|inline}} [[House Tyrell]] at [[Highgarden]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | |- |{{coa|Hoare|inline}} King [[Harmund II Hoare]] |{{coa|Lannister|inline}} [[House Lannister]] at [[Casterly Rock]]{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} | |- |{{coa|Lannister|inline}} [[Jaime Lannister]] |{{coa|Crakehall|inline}} Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]] at [[Crakehall]]{{Ref|ASOS|67}} | |- |{{coa|Lynderly|inline}} [[Terrance Lynderly]] |{{coa|Petyr Baelish|inline}} Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] at the Eyrie{{Ref|AFFC|23}} |Terrance is a companion to young Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. |- |{{coa|Martell|inline}} Prince [[Doran Martell]] |{{coa|Gargalen|inline}} Lord [[House Gargalen|Gargalen]] at [[Salt Shore]]{{Ref|Affc|2}} | |- |{{coa|Martell|inline}} Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] |{{coa|Qorgyle|inline}} Lord [[House Qorgyle|Qorgyle]] at [[Sandstone]]{{Ref|affc|21}} | |- |{{coa|Martell|inline}} Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] |{{coa|Yronwood|inline}} Lord [[Anders Yronwood]] at [[Yronwood]] |Quentyn served Lord Anders as a page and squire,{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|AFFC|21}} until receiving knighthood by his hand at the age of eighteen.{{ref|awoiaf| Quentyn Martell}} |- |[[Larence Snow]] |{{coa|Glover|inline}} [[Galbart Glover]] at [[Deepwood Motte]] |After the death of Larence's father, Lord [[Halys Hornwood]], and his only trueborn brother, [[Daryn Hornwood|Daryn]], Larence is suggested as a possible heir to the Hornwood lands, which Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] suspects will please [[House Glover]].{{Ref|ACOK|16}} |- |{{coa|Stark|inline}} [[Brandon Stark]] |{{coa|Dustin|inline}} Lord [[House Dustin|Dustin]] at [[Barrowton]]{{Ref|ADWD|41}} | |- |{{coa|Stark|inline}} [[Eddard Stark]] |{{coa|Arryn|inline}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]]{{Ref|AGOT|2}} |Eddard was fostered by Jon Arryn at the same time as [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|agot|2}} |- |rowspan="2"|[[Edric Storm]] |{{coa|Baratheon|inline}} Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] at [[Storm's End]]{{Ref|AGOT|30}} |While Renly is at King's Landing serving in the king's [[small council]], Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]] takes care of Edric. |- |{{coa|Baratheon of Dragonstone|inline}} Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] at [[Dragonstone]]{{ref|asos|10}} |After [[siege of Storm's End|the fall of Storm's End]], Stannis takes custody of Edric and brings him to Dragonstone. |- |{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Princess [[Alysanne Targaryen]]<br>{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] |{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] at [[Driftmark]], [[Dragonstone]], and [[King's Landing]] |Made wards of their great-aunt in {{Date|42}}. They were truly hostages of their uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], in all but name, until Visenya's death in {{Date|44}} gave their mother [[Alyssa Velaryon]] the chance to escape with them.{{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} |- |{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] |{{coa|Hightower|inline}} Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] at the [[Hightower]] |Sent at age 12 to be a cupbearer and squire for the cousin of his mother Queen [[Alicent Hightower]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} |- |{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] |{{coa|Arryn|inline}} Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]] at [[the Eyrie]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | |- |}
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