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[Star Wars] [The Mandalorian] Why are the Jedi considered an ancient order and only exist in legends when they were exterminated merely 32 years prior in canon?
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Why are they considered an ancient order?

They have protected the galaxy for thousands of years. 

Why are they legends?

Based on the younglings in ROTS, and the number of clone troopers to Jedi Generals, there were a few thousand to a few hundred thousand Jedi. In a known galaxy of trillions. Most people in the Republic went their entire lives without ever seeing a Jedi.