Description from Mobygames:

The Kingdom of Albereth was under attack of barbarian forces. King Valwyn drove the barbarians away, but was wounded in battles. Searching for a place where he could rest and restore his strength, he left the city - but never returned. Now, a new hero must rise and defend his homeland.

Times of Lore is an action game with light role-playing elements, which follows the adventures of a young warrior (strong barbarian, armored knight, or quick valkyrie) to assist a weakened kingdom from various threats, and to recover special Artifacts that once made the kingdom strong.

Gameplay consists of moving the protagonist in real-time (day and night) through various terrains, like forests, towns, and dungeons. The player character gathers basic items, like health and magic potions, and increasingly powerful weapons as he completes tasks and advances the plot. Conversations are handled through key phrases. Battles involve a few types of creatures (skeletons, orcs, rogues) of which there can be various flavors.

Not much was written about the Apple version of Times of Lore specifically, so other versions of the game are referenced below.

Documentation:

Times of Lore Instruction Manual for C64 version 

Times of Lore Technical Supplement

4am crack notes on Times of Lore

Review:

A review of the commodore version of Times of Lore in Your Commodore Christmas Games Special 1988

C64 Times of Lore Review in Compute! Gazette Issue 69

Review from Australia for Times of Lore in The Australian Commodore and Amiga Volume 6 Issue 11

Walkthrough:

Times of Lore walkthrough that includes references to numerous platforms

Media:

Times of Lore Full page Advertisement in Computer Play 1988 Issue 11

Times of Lore in the Origin Software Catalog 1989

Times of Lore Boot Video 

Misc Magazine Mentions:

Times of Lore being awarded “Best Action Adventure of 1988” in the Best Quests section of Questbusters The Adventurers’ Journal Volume 6 Number 5

Times of Lore positively referenced to another Origins title Tangled Tales: A Misadventure of a Wizards’ apprentice in Questbusters Volume 6 Number 8