mark . ▁It ▁played ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁constitution ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁History ▁F æ d reland et ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁week ly ▁journal ▁by ▁Christian ▁Nathan ▁David ▁and ▁Johannes ▁H age ▁( 1 8 0 0 – 3 7 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁as ▁a ▁daily ▁newspaper . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁David ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁B alth azar ▁Christ ensen ▁as ▁editor - in - ch ief . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Christ ensen ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁D itle v ▁Goth ard ▁Mon rad . ▁Or la ▁Le h mann ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁position ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁but ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Carl ▁Pl oug ▁after ▁being ▁placed ▁under ▁c ensor ship . ▁Pl oug ▁published ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Pl oug ▁House ▁on ▁H ø j bro ▁Pl ads . ▁▁ ▁F æ d reland et ▁came ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁March ▁Days ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ▁remained ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁opinion - form ing ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁After ▁Den mark ' s ▁dev ast ating ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Schles wig ▁War , ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁ ▁Ven stre , ▁polit ically ▁as ▁well ▁as