It seems to me that many of the Star Wars movies show Jedi dying in some way or another. For instance in the Clone Wars on Geonosis, Yoda's disappearance, or heck even General Grievous (not a Jedi)! The question then becomes what happens to their dangerous and incredibly intimidating lightsabers?

From what I've seen, many of the lightsabers are destroyed in one way or another. Dooku's lightsaber, for instance, was lost on his ship in Revenge of the Sith, and I presume many of the lightsabers lost in the Clone Wars were destroyed. Many however are not, such as Ben Kenobi's when Vader "strikes him down", or Yoda's when he passes away peacefully.

I can't seem to fathom random people finding these magical destruction sticks like Maz and knowing that "oh this should be returned", so what happens(ed) to the majority of the lightsabers that for whatever reason no longer have an owner?

I read this question about only a few remaining after the Clone Wars, but what about during the Clone Wars or during the following 20 years? Do they just self-destruct or become part of the force-ghost?

It seems to me that many of the Star Wars movies show Jedi dying in some way or another. Some are obviously destroyed in battle (Plo Koon, for example) but many aren't and are simply left with the deceased's effects. After the fall of the Jedi Order there should have been thousands of the things lying around.

What happens(ed) to the majority of the Jedi lightsabers that, for whatever reason, no longer have an owner and why are they viewed as so uncommon?

It seems to me that many of the Star Wars movies show Jedis dying in some way or another. For instance in the Clone Wars on Geonosis, Yoda's disappearance, or heck even General Grievous (not a Jedi)! The question then becomes what happens to their dangerous and incredibly intimidating lightsabers?

From what I've seen, many of the lightsabers are destroyed in one way or another. Dooku's lightsaber for instance was lost on his ship in Revenge of the Sith, and I presume many of the lightsabers lost in the Clone Wars were destroyed. Many however are not, such as Ben Kenobi's when Vader "strikes him down", or Yoda's when he passes away peacefully.

I can't seem to fathom random people finding these magical destruction sticks like Maz and knowing that "oh this should be returned", so what happens(ed) to the majority of the lightsabers that for whatever reason no longer have an owner?

I read this question about only a few remaining after the Clone Wars, but what about during the Clone Wars or during the following 20 years? Do they just self-destruct or become part of the force-ghost?

It seems to me that many of the Star Wars movies show Jedi dying in some way or another. For instance in the Clone Wars on Geonosis, Yoda's disappearance, or heck even General Grievous (not a Jedi)! The question then becomes what happens to their dangerous and incredibly intimidating lightsabers?

From what I've seen, many of the lightsabers are destroyed in one way or another. Dooku's lightsaber, for instance, was lost on his ship in Revenge of the Sith, and I presume many of the lightsabers lost in the Clone Wars were destroyed. Many however are not, such as Ben Kenobi's when Vader "strikes him down", or Yoda's when he passes away peacefully.

I can't seem to fathom random people finding these magical destruction sticks like Maz and knowing that "oh this should be returned", so what happens(ed) to the majority of the lightsabers that for whatever reason no longer have an owner?

I read this question about only a few remaining after the Clone Wars, but what about during the Clone Wars or during the following 20 years? Do they just self-destruct or become part of the force-ghost?