In the excerpt, Chief Joseph used the rethorical appeal of Pathos.
Pathos is referred to as the use of values or emotions to share an emotional experience with the audience. It means that the author tries to create a common emotional link with the reader through anger, humor, happiness, or sadness among others, to connect them with elements of the speech and achieve persuasion.
This is a part of his supreme ordeal. His return home is much broader and includes his supreme ordeal which is what you described in the question. He fought them because he wanted to stop them from taking his wife Penelope. This was during the competition where they had to prove themselves.
Yes there was a real king athur
An adverb clause is a group of words that function as an adverb. For example: "Unless you run fast, you will miss your bus." The bold words are part of the adverb clause.